Has Colby Covington quietly retired from MMA?
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from the former interim champion. It’s been a long time since we’ve heard Dana White mutter his name, leading some to suspect that “Chaos” has already put down his gloves and walked away from the fight game.
“Colby regularly made hits on Submission Radio. But over the years he has somewhat reduced his interviews,” MMA journalist James Lynch said in a video interview. his YouTube channel. “In this interview he did in August, you can read the title here. He talks about a celebrity poker tour, Colby Covington talked to Helen Yee about poker, when he expects to return and fight Paddy Pimblett or Gilbert Burns. Paddy Pimblett is a lightweight. Gilbert Burns has lost his last four fights. These are not serious calls. …
“I think, and something I’ll talk about in this video and something I’ve talked about on my livestreams, I think Colby has retired. I don’t know why he hasn’t said it. I don’t know what the reason is.”
Of course, Covington has never been accused of being a particularly active fighter, but he often made his presence felt with interviews and online content. But since his brutal loss to Joaquin Buckley late last year, there has been radio silence from the Covington camp.
“Even when Colby was inactive in recent years, Dana White at least brought him up in terms of things falling apart… We don’t even hear the UFC or Dana White or anyone mentioning Colby,” Lynch added. “Colby just quietly left. And what’s interesting is that at the time of this recording, Colby Covington is still No. 11 in the division, but he hasn’t fought, and there’s no indication he’s coming back and fighting anytime soon.”
Outside of the UFC, Covington has established himself as a true poker player. According to the Hendon Mob Poker Database, ‘Chaos’ has collected over $360,000 in winnings from playing cards.
Covington also appeared on the Celebrity Poker Tour, where he had a hilarious back-and-forth with Henry Cejudo before an event.
“My understanding right now, based on what I’ve seen and who I’ve talked to in the industry, is that Colby is just doing this poker thing, and I don’t think there are any serious conversations about him fighting,” Lynch said. “But my big question is, why hasn’t he come out and retired? He’s kind of slowly drifted away. … And I’m wondering if we’ll get an announcement here soon. … There’s no signs of him fighting or coming back.”
Covington went 12-5 under the UFC banner, with his most notable victories coming against Rafael dos Anjos, Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal. In more recent years, ‘Chaos’ has struggled to find the win column, going 2-4 in his last six, including back-to-back losses to Leon Edwards and the aforementioned Joaquin Buckley.
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