Colby Covington is gearing up to defend the UFC welterweight title for a second time. At least, that’s what he’s telling people.
All of the promotional material for Saturday night’s UFC 245 card in Las Vegas, Nevada lists Kamaru Usman as the defending welterweight champion, and Covington as Usman’s first title challenger, but “Chaos” sees things differently.
He’s adamant that the belt he won by defeating Rafael dos Anjos in 2018—an interim title—is still the welterweight division’s ultimate prize. He maintains that he successfully defended that prize when he defeated Robbie Lawler by decision in August and that he will do so again against Usman this Saturday.