It appears playing the waiting game could pay off for Colby Covington . Covington (16-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC), who hasn’t competed since stopping former champion Tyron Woodley last September, has made it clear that he wants to either run things back with UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman or fight his former best friend, Jorge Masvidal . But when Usman was paired up for a rematch with Masvidal, it left Covington in a quandary. The former interim champ still decided to stick to his guns by not getting a fight booked and, according to Dana White, he will get what he wants
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Dana White indicates Colby Covington will get welterweight title shot after UFC 261 – MMA Junkie