Colby Covington, who was pissed off with inactivity, has now formally parted methods with the UFC. Earlier at the moment, a number of media homes reported the identical, and the promotion’s athlete database has additionally listed “Chaos” as retired.
Covington final fought in December 2024 in opposition to Joaquin Buckley and suffered a Spherical 3 TKO loss because of medical doctors’ stoppage.
Earlier this 12 months, the previous interim UFC welterweight champ was hell-bent on being part of the June 14 White Home card. Nonetheless, his title was by no means current on the bout listing.
Covington was additionally rumored to maneuver as much as middleweight to tackle Bo Nickal. Nonetheless, Nickal alleged that “Chaos” didn’t need to struggle him and declined the matchup.
Covington had then claimed that Hunter Campbell needed him to face the winner of the UFC Winnipeg headliner between Mike Malott and Gilbert Burns. Nonetheless, after Malott gained the bout, there was no replace on a possible struggle in opposition to Colby Covington so far.
The 38-year-old retires from the UFC with a report of 12-5 and boasts wins over Jorge Masvidal, Robbie Lawler, and Tyron Woodley, amongst many others.
“Chaos” has been vocal about low fighter pay within the UFC and has usually criticized the promotion for underpaying athletes. He has additionally spoken a number of occasions about his extended inactivity.
What’s subsequent for Colby Covington?
Exterior the UFC, Colby Covington has stayed energetic on the RAF wrestling mats. He has picked up wins over Luke Rockhold and Dillon Danis thus far. Later this month at RAF 09, he’s booked to wrestle Chris Weidman.
With Covington parting methods with the UFC, it is going to be fascinating to see whether or not he nonetheless needs to compete, as promotions like MVP, BKFC, or comparable organizations would absolutely be fascinated by signing somebody sharp on the mic, who is aware of how to attract consideration from followers and crowds by completely enjoying the heel, and somebody who can nonetheless change into a champion.
