Last week at his Tuesday Night Contender Series, Dana White told reporters that the UFC was currently working on a title fight between Covington and welterweight champion Kamaru Usman as the main event for UFC 244 in Madison Square Garden. But, according to Ariel Helwani, those negotiations have recently stalled, putting the fight in serious jeopardy.
The Kamaru Usman v Colby Covington 170 title fight is far from done, multiple sources say. In fact, negotiations have hit a snag and UFC is now looking at other options, sources say. Those options include a different welterweight title fight and/or a different main event.