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Published 22:06 IST, November 7th 2019

UFC: Kamaru Usman takes potshots at Colby Covington ahead of UFC 245

Have a look at the rivalry of Colby Covington and Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman before their upcoming fight at UFC 245 for the title. Know more about it.

Reported by: Raj Sarkar
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Colby Covington was named the Interim Welterweight Champion by defeating Robbie Lawler via a decision recently at the UFC 244 and now he has his eyes fixed upon the main welterweight belt. Covington is slated to face Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman for the title at UFC 245 and the matchup has already created tremendous buzz especially on social media. While UFC 244 became a massive success with no actual title-fight on the line, UFC 245 will have three title fights on its card with Colby Covington vs Kamaru Usman as their main event on December 15.

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UFC 245: Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington

It is pretty clear that Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman do not like each other and they will surely tear each other apart on December 15 at the T-Mobile Arena. Usman feels that he and Covington are just opposite from each other, just like water and oil and he is surely expecting a win in his next title defence. However, Usman acknowledged the fact in the past that Covington is a great fighter and he expects him to come hard at him in the match.

Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman had a face-off recently and both of them are confident about winning the fight. Both the fighters hold an MMA record of 15-1 at the moment co-incidentally. Have a look at the press conference.

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UFC245: Fight card Update

Main card- Kamaru Usman (C) vs Colby Covington (Welterweight title on the line). Max Holloway (C) vs Alexander Volkanovski (Featherweight title on the line). Amanda Nunes (C) vs Germaine de Randamie (Woman’s Bantamweight on the line). Marlon Moraes vs Jose Aldo. Petr Yan vs Urijah Faber.

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Prelims- Matt Brown vs Ben Saunders

Early Prelims- Chase Hopper vs Daniel Taymur. Brandon Moreno vs Kai Kara-France. Jessica Eye vs Viviane Araujo. Punahele Soriano vs Oskar Piechota

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19:06 IST, November 7th 2019