Covington ran up on Dana White on the blackjack desk.
UFC Welterweight Colby Covington is not on the UFC 235 card, however that hasn’t stopped in from inflicting a scene in Las Vegas forward Saturday’s PPV occasion.
Covington beforehand vowed to “make it a dwelling hell for the UFC” if he wasn’t given a title shot, and he appears intent on retaining his phrase.
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First, he crashed the open exercises with a megaphone earlier this week and trashed Kamaru Usman, who might be difficult Tyron Woodley for the Welterweight championship within the co-main occasion.
He additionally hunted down UFC President Dana White at a blackjack desk, demanding solutions as to why he hasn’t earned his title shot.
Covington, who’s ranked forward Usman, has not fought within the UFC since defeating Rafael dos Anjos in June 2018 for the interim welterweight title.
He was scheduled for a title struggle in opposition to Woodley at UFC 228 in September, however was unable to struggle on that date after having surgical procedure to appropriate a nasal problem, in keeping with sources. After he was passed over for this Saturday’s UFC 235 PPV, Covington threatened to file a lawsuit.
“If the UFC needs to be a circus and be a corrupt enterprise and go about their enterprise, then that’s their drawback,” he mentioned (H/T MMA Junkie). “I’m standing up for what I imagine in. I’m not backing down.
“I don’t care what Uncle Fester has to say. I’m the No. 1 ranked fighter on the earth. Go look it up on the UFC web site. I had a belt wrapped round my waist by Uncle Fester. I used to be the one fighter to go the White Home. What else do it’s a must to do? What’s the factors to get a title shot lately?”