The UFC has put together an insurance plan for Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington at UFC 268 , and his name is Vicente Luque . Luque (21-7-1 MMA, 14-3 UFC) has been pegged as the backup fighter for Saturday’s welterweight title rematch between Usman (19-1 MMA, 14-0 UFC) and Covington (16-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC), which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNNews and ESPN+. Although both Usman and Covington are present and fight week and seemed in positive spirits at Wednesday’s media day, the promotion is apparently not willing to take any risks. Luque will weigh in Friday morning as an alternate, should his services be needed. MMA Junkie verified the news of the plans with Luque following an initial report from ESPN .
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