The UFC returns to Newark, New Jersey for UFC on ESPN 5 as a very important fight for the welterweight title picture goes down in the main event. The UFC’s former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington, will be trying to earn back his title shot. He will have a tough test in front of him as he takes on former UFC welterweight champion, Robbie Lawler.
Covington’s last fight in the octagon took place at UFC 225 in June 2018.