But Covington vs. Woodley also represents a phenomenon familiar to MMA fans — the sport is being given a matchup it’s craved for years, but is getting it juuuust a hair too late.

Ultimately, Covington got the last laugh in his saga with Woodley. The eventual collision was largely a patented Covington performance, as he grinded out Woodley en route to a fifth-round stoppage ...

Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley have had quite a few issues with one another over the past few months. According to reports, the Welterweight pairing was initially scheduled for a fight in August.

When the two fought in 2020, Covington won every round and ended the fight in the fifth. More recently, Woodley was one of the fighters revealed to be on the Global Fight League (GFL) roster.

They happen. It's part of the sport. But the timing for Woodley-Covington at UFC 235 seemed right. Let's be clear — this isn't a knock on Usman (14-1) in the slightest bit. He's a great fighter.

Tyron Woodley, right, lost his third straight bout against one of the best fighters in the UFC welterweight division -- Colby Covington, left. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC ...

Colby Covington is not happy that he hasn't received his promised shot at Tyron Woodley's UFC welterweight title and he plans on sitting out until he gets that fight.

According to ESPN's Ariel Helwani, the company wanted to book Covington against reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 in September, but Covington can't compete on that card ...

Tyron Woodley's next fight will reportedly come against Kamaru Usman and not Colby Covington. On Sunday, Ariel Helwani of ESPN.com reported the news, noting the 170-pound title fight will happen ...