Kamaru Usman has given his two cents on what compelled Colby Covington to retire from the UFC. Earlier this week, information surfaced that Covington has been listed as retired on the UFC’s athlete database.
A number of media homes additionally reported the identical, and now Usman, Covington’s former opponent, has given his tackle why he believes “Chaos” selected to retire.
Colby Covington’s final UFC bout was in 2024, which he misplaced to Joaquin Buckley by TKO resulting from a health care provider’s stoppage. After that setback, in 2026, Covington had his crosshairs on being a part of the UFC Freedom 250 occasion.
There have been additionally rumors that he may transfer as much as middleweight to face Bo Nickal. Nonetheless, the bout didn’t come to fruition, and Nickal additionally alleged that Covington didn’t need to face him.
The 38-year-old was additionally rumored to face the winner of the Mike Malott vs. Gilbert Burns bout, which the Canadian fighter received by knockout. Nonetheless, the promotion didn’t announce the Malott vs. Covington matchup within the coming weeks after UFC Winnipeg.
Outdoors the UFC, “Chaos” has been energetic on the RAF mats, the place he has scored wins over Luke Rockhold and Dillon Danis. Later this month, he’s going to wrestle Chris Weidman.
Covington additionally needed to compete in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan below the RAF banner. Nonetheless, he claimed the UFC wasn’t on board with the concept and likewise wasn’t providing him any fights. Over the previous few months, “Chaos” has ceaselessly taken photographs on the UFC brass for not providing him fights, and that might very effectively be the rationale why he decided to retire.
Kamaru Usman believes there may be “some kind of disconnect” between Colby Covington and the UFC
Kamaru Usman believes Covington not getting fights as usually as he needed might be the actual cause why he determined to half methods with the UFC. On Pound 4 Pound, Usman mentioned:
“Covington has not been getting that frequency of exercise; it’s not that he can’t compete, as a result of we all know he can compete. As a result of he’s competing at RAF and he’s doing fairly effectively. There’s some kind of disconnect between Covington and the UFC, and why they will’t get him in there, or why he isn’t getting fights he needs.”
Take a look at Kamaru Usman’s feedback about Colby Covington beneath:
On Pound 4 Pound, Usman additionally praised “Chaos,” saying that it doesn’t matter what card he’s on, followers all the time tune in to observe his fights, whether or not they love him or hate him. “The Nigerian Nightmare” additionally believes Colby Covington can nonetheless compete at a excessive stage.
