Ahead of his expected Octagon return against Leon Edwards later this year, former interim gold holder, Colby Covington claims he would be open to a future welterweight title defense against ex-two-weight champion, Conor McGregor – heaping praise on the Dubliner.
Covington, the current #2 ranked welterweight contender, is expected to make his Octagon return later this year in an undisputed title fight against division kingpin, Edwards, with the Birmingham native targeting a comeback for his next title defense in October of this year at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The outspoken, Covington has been sidelined from active competition since he headlined UFC 272 back in March of last year, bringing an end to his lengthy rivarly with former title challenger, the recently retired, Jorge Masvidal in a one-sided unanimous decision victory.
As for McGregor, the former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion has been sidelined himself since fracturing his left tibia and fibula against Covington’s former teammate, Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
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