Colby Covington is entering the twilight of his 13-year MMA career, and things haven’t been going his way. The former interim welterweight champion is on a two-fight skid, suffering back-to-back losses to Leon Edwards and Joaquin Buckley, and has now come up short in three separate title bids at 170 pounds.
UFC CEO Dana White has no plans to step down from his role anytime soon. Despite that, reporters often asked other executives and MMA personalities whether they would want to step in as his replacement.
It turns out Hunter Campbell wasn’t negotiating the Islam Makhachev fight that many thought when he headed to Dagestan. After Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano at UFC 311 to move his tally of lightweight title defenses to four, it appeared that one man was in his immediate future.
Hunter Campbell is a name that is quickly becoming known to UFC fans as he looks to be the man who could replace Dana White as president of the company.
After a Herculean effort to save International Fight Week, UFC 303…happened. For better or worse, the show went on. In an alternative universe, Alex Pereira never knew that his former kickboxing opponent turned UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya mentioned him in an unflattering way.