Besides the Tony Ferguson versus Khabib Nurmagomedov bout there is one other cursed matchup in the UFC and that is Tyron Woodley versus Colby Covington. Woodley and Covington have talked a lot of smack over the years and every time they seem about to fight something happens. We are getting yet another report that it is certainly a done deal. Translating that to MMA it means possibly.
Here is what Bret Okamoto from ESPN posted on Instagram.
Covington is coming off a heartbreaking last minute loss to current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Woodley just got taken to school by Gilbert Burns so both men need to win that next big fight. This is the perfect storm for each of them if it goes through.
September 19. Who do you have taking it?