There have been talks about a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington for UFC 244 this November. The UFC, however, went another way and decided to book the “BMF” title fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal to headline the annual Madison Square Garden card.
Usman never spoke about what happened, but on Monday, “Chaos” spoke with MMA Fighting to air his side of the story.
“What happened exactly was the UFC came to me and offered me a basic challenger’s rate,” he said. “I said no, I’m not challenging. I’m champion. I’ve never lost, I just defended my title. I brought in the Trumps. I got a…
Colby Covington details UFC’s ‘hostage negotiations’ for Kamaru Usman fight at UFC 244