There are so many fighters whose notability will never measure up to their fighting ability. Colby Covington found his siren song by deciding that antagonism would be the machete that cut a swath through the media jungle, and that road did lead to a title fight.
The year started off rough with Covington being passed over for a title shot versus Tyron Woodley.
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Going back through the year I was surprised to see that Covington didn’t fight Robbie Lawler until August. It felt like he was always coming up in the news, but he never set foot in the cage for the first seven months of the year.