Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington insists he is far from finished.
Covington's hopes of a fourth crack at securing the undisputed crown at 170 pounds suffered a big blow this past weekend in Tampa, where he headlined the year-ending UFC Fight Night at Amalie Arena opposite Joaquin Buckley.
The charging "New Mansa" entered the contest riding momentum from three straight wins earlier in the year, and he remained unbeaten at welterweight at Covington's expense on Dec. 14.
After dominating through two rounds, Buckley had his hand raised in the third frame when a cut above Covington's right eye was deemed too severe for him to continue. "Chaos" unsurprisingly used the doctor's stoppage as a means to peddle his usual excuses post-fight.
And that continued during a recent Twitch stream, during which the 36-year-old dismissed any suggestions that he is done in the sport and expressed excitement at the possibility of proving his detractors wrong in 2025.
I'm motivated, man. I want to prove people wrong," Covington said. "Dude, that was a bullsh*t stoppage, let's be honest. I was still in the fight. I was getting takedowns. He was getting slower. None of his punches did any significant damage. ... I feel like there was an eye poke or something...an inadvertent one. I couldn't see, I was out of one eye.
I'm a warrior. That's what I signed up for. I love this sh*t. Let me go out on my shield though," Covington continued. "It was a bullsh*t stoppage. Fake stoppage. Another f*cking cheat job.
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With the result last Saturday, "Chaos" is now 2-4 across his last six fights and 0-4 against those currently ranked inside the welterweight top 15.