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Colby Covington notifies UFC of retirement
Colby Covington hasn’t fought since losing via TKO to Joaquin Buckley
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has officially notified the UFC of his decision to retire from active competition.
UFC officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Monday. The UFC’s athlete database already has Covington listed as retired.
Mayra Bueno Silva and Brad Riddell have also been removed from the roster, MMA Fighting has learned.
Covington (17-5) last fought in the UFC in December 2024, suffering a third-round stoppage loss to Joaquin Buckley. That was a year after he came up short in his attempt to take the undisputed welterweight title away from Leon Edwards.
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On Monday afternoon, the automated X account UFC Roster Watch announced that Covington had been removed from the promotion. Given the account’s record of accuracy, we can trust that this is most likely true.
Covington, a career welterweight, has been part of the UFC roster since 2014. He notably captured the division’s interim title with a decision defeat of Rafael dos Anjos in 2018. He later fought three times for the undisputed belt, coming up short each time, first in a pair of wars with Kamaru Usman, and later against Leon Edwards. Other highlights of his time in the UFC include defeats of top fighters like Dong Hyun Kim, Demian Maia, Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, and Jorge Masvidal. While he has struggled with consistency lately, having not fought since a 2024 stoppage loss to Joaquin Buckley, his removal from the roster is a bit of a surprise, as he’s still a big name who can conceivably hang with all the but the division’s best fighters.
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Report: Covington informs UFC of retirement
Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has informed the UFC that he's retiring, sources told Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting.
Covington's last fight was a TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley in December 2024. His UFC career will end on a two-fight losing streak, as he was also beaten by Leon Edwards by unanimous decision in a welterweight title fight in December 2023.
His last win came against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272 in March 2022.
Covington told MMA Junkie earlier this year that he was "bummed" about being left off the UFC Freedom 250 card, which is scheduled to take place at the White House on June 14.
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