Filed under: News , UFC Ever confident about his future in the UFC welterweight division, Colby Covington believes his title shot is right around the corner. Covington (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) is days away from a co-headliner against two-time UFC title challenger Demian Maia (25-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC), a fight that could take his career to the next level or reveal his ceiling at 170 pounds. But already the 29-year-old has a nickname for his date – and expected win – at UFC Fight Night 119: “The Nightmare in Sao Paulo.” “Then Tyron Woodley is next, and five-round fights are going to favor me,” Covington told MMAjunkie Radio in advance of his FS1-televised fight on Oct. 28 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “I’ve only hit Gear 1
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Colby Covington undeterred, insists UFC title shot close once he beats Demian Maia – MMA Junkie