LAS VEGAS – Colby Covington ’s next fight will be against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman , company president Dana White has revealed. Covington’s (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) one-sided unanimous decision victory over Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 5 this past weekend will indeed get him his elusive shot at the undisputed UFC welterweight title, which is currently held by Usman (15-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC). The triumph, in which he threw a record amount of strikes for a UFC bout, marked Covington’s seventh consecutive win at 170 pounds, and White said the performance proved he should be next in line
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