Colby Ray Covington was born on February 22,1988 and is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion.
39 Facts About Colby Covington
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Colby Covington's father was a wrestler during his time at the Oregon Institute of Technology and Southern Oregon University.
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Colby Covington looked for a fresh start, and former Hawkeyes coach Jim Zalesky convinced Covington to transfer to Oregon State University.
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Colby Covington was a two-time Pac-10 Conference champion at 174-pounds.
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Colby Covington was cited for fourth-degree assault stemming from an incident on May 23,2010, in which he was accused of punching two men after a verbal altercation.
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Colby Covington graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2011.
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Colby Covington made his promotional debut against Anying Wang on August 23,2014, at UFC Fight Night 48.
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Colby Covington won the fight by TKO via punches in the closing seconds of the first round.
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Colby Covington fought Wagner Silva on November 8,2014, at UFC Fight Night 56.
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Colby Covington won the fight via submission in the third round.
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Colby Covington next faced Mike Pyle on May 23,2015, at UFC 187, replacing an injured Sean Spencer.
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Colby Covington faced Warlley Alves on December 12,2015, at UFC 194.
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Colby Covington lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Colby Covington was expected to compete against Alex Garcia on June 18,2016, at UFC Fight Night 89.
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Colby Covington won the fight via submission in the third round.
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Colby Covington next faced promotional newcomer Max Griffin on August 20,2016, at UFC 202.
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Colby Covington won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Colby Covington faced Dong Hyun Kim on June 17,2017, at UFC Fight Night 111.
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Colby Covington fought Rafael dos Anjos on June 9,2018, at UFC 225 for the Interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
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Colby Covington was briefly linked to a title unification bout with the then champion Tyron Woodley on September 8,2018, at UFC 228.
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However, Colby Covington was unable to compete on that date due to recent nasal surgery.
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Colby Covington returned to face Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC on ESPN 5 on August 3,2019.
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Colby Covington won the fight via a lopsided unanimous decision, setting a record for the most strikes thrown in a UFC bout, with 541 strikes.
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Colby Covington faced Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship on December 14,2019, at UFC 245.
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Colby Covington broke his jaw in the third round, and would be finished by technical knockout in the fifth round.
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Colby Covington headlined UFC Fight Night 178 against his long-time rival Tyron Woodley on September 19,2020.
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Colby Covington rematched Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship on November 6,2021, at UFC 268.
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Colby Covington faced Jorge Masvidal on March 5,2022, at UFC 272.
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Colby Covington aims to take his opponents down and control them on the ground, where he looks for ground-and-pound as well as submissions.
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Colby Covington is renowned for his cardio and is capable of maintaining an intense pace over five rounds.
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Post-match, Colby Covington attacked referee Brian Hebner with a rear-naked choke, which Lashley had to call off, before he and ATT left the arena.
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In February 2018 and in the midst of his feud with Tyron Woodley, Colby Covington appeared at a WrestlePro event, in conjunction with Impact.
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Colby Covington is an outspoken supporter of the Republican Party and former President Donald Trump.
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Colby Covington dedicated his win over Woodley to first responders and the military and criticized Black Lives Matter and LeBron James.
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Colby Covington has described himself as the "super villain" of the UFC and will often try to upset people with brazen trash talking.
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Colby Covington continued his trash-talking in the lead up to the Kamaru Usman fight at UFC 245.
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Viana herself had earlier claimed that she and Colby Covington were "just friends" and that she already had a boyfriend when addressing rumors that the two of them were in a relationship.
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On March 22,2022, it was reported that Colby Covington was allegedly assaulted outside of a Miami Beach Papi Steak restaurant by UFC rival Jorge Masvidal, whom Colby Covington had defeated previously at UFC 272 a few weeks prior.
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Colby Covington allegedly suffered a broken tooth from two punches to the face.