Colby Covington is willing to carry on hisThe UFC’s decision to put in Kamaru Usman as the next one to face Tyron Woodley for the welterweight title did not sit well with supposed challenger Colby Covington. It had put him in so much disarray, that he even threatened to sever his ties with the UFC.
Covington eventually changed his tune and is seemingly willing to remain with the company. It does, however, come with a caveat.
“They can get me to fight whoever but they’re going to have to give me undisputed championship pay,” Covington told MMAWeekly on Monday. “I’m not going to go backwards. I was promised an undisputed title shot and undisputed pay, I’m not fighting for anything less than undisputed pay. I’m not going to fight for less…
Colby Covington: I’m not fighting for anything less than undisputed championship pay