Colby Covington isn’t thrilled with the way things went down Dec. 14. That night, Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenged Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title at UFC 245. Against bitter rival Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC, Covington engaged in a back-and-forth war, but suffered a fifth-round TKO loss. Monday, Covington publicly spoke about the loss for the first time and attributed the defeat to a number of contributing factors – all of which he made sure to describe as “fake.” “Go look and review the tape of what happened on Dec. 14 at UFC 245,” Covington told ESPN
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