When Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos in the co-main event of UFC 225, he earned himself the UFC interim welterweight belt. The expectation was this accomplishment would set him up for a title unifying showdown with undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. But unfortunately for Covington, this isn’t the way things happened.<\/p>\n
Instead, the next welterweight title shot will go to England’s Darren Till, who will battle Woodley in the main event of UFC 228 on September 8. Once this fight is underway, the UFC will quietly strip Covington of his interim title \u2014 though he certainly has other ideas.<\/a><\/p>\n While Colby Covington has hit Tyron Woodley with an immeasurable volume of trash talk over the last few years, he says he’ll actually be rooting for the champ when the cage door closes for the UFC 228 main event.<\/p>\n He explained why on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio.<\/a><\/p>\n