For weeks and weeks, the status of Kamaru Usman and Emil Meek’s anticipated welterweight scrap has been uncertain.<\/p>\n
Originally, the fight was scheduled to occur at UFC 219, on December 30 in Las Vegas. Regrettably, it became known that Norway’s Meek was having a difficult time acquiring a US visa, which shrouded this contest in doubt. At that point, Usman claims to have been offered a replacement fight with fellow welterweight contender Colby Covington, which he claims Covington turned down. From there, Meek\u00a0secured his visa in time for his visit to the US<\/a>, assuring that he’d fight on Usman at UFC 219 after all,<\/a> but apparently it was too little too late. The fight was removed from UFC 219<\/a>, while multiple reports suggested it would likely be rescheduled for UFC 220, which goes down on January 20 in Boston.<\/p>\n As it turns out, this rescheduled bout did not land on UFC 220, but on UFC Fight Night 124, which goes down on January 14 in St. Louis, MO. Multiple reports have recently suggested this would be the case, and now, the UFC has made it official.<\/p>\n\n