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Kamaru Usman to Colby Covington: ‘Now you have to beg me for that fight’

Kamaru Usman to Colby Covington: ‘Now you have to beg me for that fight’

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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is expected to face Colby Covington in the first defense of his belt, but the UFC’s first Nigerian champion isn’t automatically granting Covington the shot.

Usman took the belt from Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 in March, but has been badgered by Covington for months, and nearly got into a brawl with him in a casino the day after winning the belt from Woodley.

This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com

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