

The next UFC welterweight title challenger, Colby Covington, made sure that he attended one of the biggest fights of the year. ‘Tank’ and ‘The Flash’ came face-to-face for the much-awaited boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The discussion for the bout had been going on for two years, and it finally came to fruition on April 22 at T-Mobile Arena. The match between the two took the boxing fans to the edge of their seats, as the winner would take the place of the face of boxing.
Davis put forward a spectacular performance. When the match reached the seventh round, ‘Tank’ went for a body shot. This resulted in Ryan Garcia losing his ground and going to his knees. The move put an end to the most thrilling boxing match of the year. This was Garcia’s first defeat. On the other hand, Davis remained an undefeated fighter. The UFC welterweight fighter, Covington, made sure that he attended the marquee event. After seeing the picture of Covington in the T-Mobile Arena, the fans expressed their reactions
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Fans react to the attendance of Colby Covington
Colby Covington took to his Instagram handle to post a picture of him among the audience at the match between Davis and Garcia. Under the post, he wrote, “Special Guest Enforcer.” The fans were quick to react after coming across the post where the UFC fighter was at a boxing match.
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Check out how fans reacted to the post by Covington
One of the fans called Covington “a true American legend”
“Colby Covington is a true American legend.”
Another fan mentioned the move by Garcia.
“Ryan took a knee tonight for the first responders”
Another fan commented on why Kamaru Usman didn’t attend the boxing match.
“Now I knew why usman attended ufc Vegas 71 instead of this”
Another fan commented,
“Americans champ killing it as always”
One of the Instagram users got confused about why Covington was attending a boxing match.
“Lol why are you in the ring weirdo”
Another fan made a funny comment.
“Colby”call the cops” Covington back it at”
One of the fans labeled Covington’s presence with a humorous take.
“Goated security”
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Despite enjoying a good time outside the octagon, big things are on the horizon for the welterweight contender.
What’s next for Covington?
At the moment, Colby Covington is all set to fight against the current welterweight champion, Leon Edwards. Covington was continuously making headlines regarding the same. Many MMA fighters believed that ‘Chaos’ did not deserve a title shot as he already received two title fights against the former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. However, the UFC president, Dana White, decided that Covington would be the next title challenger no matter what.
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What do you make of Covington’s presence at the grand boxing event?
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