{"id":297563,"date":"2019-01-08T17:44:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T01:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=297563"},"modified":"2019-01-08T17:44:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T01:44:02","slug":"fighters-react-after-the-ufc-snubs-colby-covington-of-promised-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/fighters-react-after-the-ufc-snubs-colby-covington-of-promised-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighters react after the UFC snubs Colby Covington of promised title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington is not happy after being snubbed by the UFC of his promised title unification bout with Tyron Woodley.<\/p>\n

“Chaos” had captured the promotions interim welterweight title at June’s UFC 225 event in Chicago, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos.<\/p>\n

However, after nasal surgery kept him from competing at UFC 228<\/a>, Covington was ultimately stripped of his belt by the promotion.<\/p>\n

Still, it seemed that the UFC had intentions of booking the proposed Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley grudge match.<\/p>\n

That all changed on November 30, this after Kamaru Usman put on a spectacular performance that culminated in a dominant win over the aforementioned former lightweight champion “RDA”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Immediately following the TUF Finale event, UFC President Dana White claimed he was ready to “move on<\/a>” from Tyron Woodley vs. Colby Covington.<\/p>\n

\"Tyron<\/p>\n

Ultimately the promotion chose to do just that, as it was announced Monday that Tyron Woodley would be defending his belt against Kamaru Usman at March’s UFC 235 pay-per-view event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was really an odd choice by the promotion, as multipe polls went on to prove that fight fans were more interested in a Woodley vs. Covington matchup.<\/p>\n

On top of that, the UFC broke a number of previous promises made to the now former interim welterweight title holder<\/a>, Covington.<\/p>\n

After the news broke on social media that Tyron Woodley would be taking on Kamaru Usman at UFC 235, multiple fighters took to Twitter<\/a> where they shared their respective thoughts on the UFC’s snubbing of Colby Covington.<\/p>\n

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@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> got screwed….and I know that made all of you chuckle a little bit.<\/p>\n

— Funky (@Benaskren) January 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n