Kamaru Usman will likely face his toughest test this weekend as he defends his welterweight gold against Colby Covington in a rematch at UFC 268. This will be Usman’s third fight this year as he defended his title twice against Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 258 and UFC 261 respectively.
With only a handful of days left for this pay per view, the promotion has released a UFC 268 vlog on their YouTube channel. In this video, all the main event fighters speak about their upcoming fight and share some details regarding their rigorous training camp.
Consequently, the Nigerian Nightmare has shared his thoughts about his opponent Colby Covington. Despite sharing a lot of bad blood with each other, Usman was highly appreciative of Covington’s skills and called him a tough competitor.
“Fighting a guy like Colby you would expect a lot of mutual respect because we’ve actually shared that octagon for almost 25 minutes. It gets kinds of a rep for the way that he behaves outside of the cage.”
He also added that “I know he respects me. I know he does, he might not want to show it but I know he does. And I have a lot of respect for him as well. I think he’s a great competitor. I think he’s very very tough.”
It will be interesting to hear Covington’s thoughts about Usman. Because until now the Chaos has always been critical and said harsh things about Kamaru Usman in his interviews.
Kamaru Usman expects the toughest Colby Covington this weekend at UFC 268
All the fight fans were on their feet after watching a spectacle of a fight between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington at UFC 245 in 2019. Therefore we can expect yet another war between these two welterweights this weekend at UFC 268.
Leading into this fight, Usman is expecting a formidable challenge from Covington.“We are going into the second fight with Colby now and I’m expecting the toughest Colby there has been.” But the Nigerian Nightmare is extremely confident that all the experience he has gained over the years while fighting will help him trump Chaos at UFC 268.
So comment below your prediction for this main event title fight between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.