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Colby Covington Headed To UFC 235 In Las Vegas

ByMike Straus Feb 27, 2019Oct 17, 2020

It looks like former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington is headed to Las Vegas for UFC 235 after all.

Covington, who was unceremoniously stripped of the welterweight strap after winning it almost nine months ago, revealed as much earlier today on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZeoROFdob/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The reigning 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley will defend his title against Kamaru Usman in UFC 235’s co-main event while Ben Askren will make his promotional debut against Robbie Lawler elsewhere on the main card.

Covington has been embroiled in a very public war with the UFC and Dana White. He hasn’t competed since winning the interim welterweight title back at UFC 225 in Chicago. If he does show up in Vegas, things could get interesting.

Mike Straus

Mike Straus @AKAstraus21 is a credentialed MMA journalist and a member of the MMAJA. He has been a fan of the sport since its inception and has been covering the sport professionally for three years. In the past, he has produced content for Fansided's Cagepages, mma-media.com, and Combatpress.com. He currently contributes for MyMMANews.com, he is a staff writer for Cagesidepress.com, and LowKickMMA.com. He most recently began writing for BJPenn.com.