Colby Covington desires to struggle twice in 2026, together with a slot on the UFC’s extremely anticipated White Home card.
Simply when it appeared like Covington could also be accomplished with MMA altogether, ‘Chaos’ not too long ago got here out of the woodwork, revealing in an interview with Helen Yee that he’s planning to compete at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue subsequent yr, however would love a warm-up struggle earlier than that.
“I’m hoping to return early 2026, possibly January or February, for a tune-up struggle earlier than the massive White Home occasion in June,” Covington stated. “I wish to struggle in that, greater than something. I’ve been placing in exhausting work to convey politics into MMA. That may be a dream come true.”
As soon as upon a time, Covington was simply one other fighter on the roster, grinding out determination victories along with his grapple-heavy fashion. Then, the whole lot modified in 2017 when he debuted his maligned ‘MAGA’ gimmick and began palling round with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Covington shortly grew to become one of many UFC’s high names, although that didn’t translate to wins contained in the Octagon.
Within the final six years, ‘Chaos’ has gone a lowly 2-4, his solely wins coming towards Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masival. After arising brief in his third welterweight title alternative towards Leon Edwards in 2023, Covington tried to bounce again towards Joaquin Buckley late final yr. As an alternative, Covington suffered a brutal beating, forcing the cageside doctor to step in and finish the struggle in spherical three.
Not too long ago, MMA journalist James Lynch instructed that Covington quietly retired from the sport after virtually disappearing from interviews and calling out fighters he is aware of he’ll by no means get the possibility to struggle.
With a spot on the White Home card in play, it appears like Covington is gearing up for a giant return.
