Colby Covington explains why Tyron Woodley fight is 'going to be easy money' - MMA Junkie

September 17, 2020 9:00 pm.

September 17, 2020 9:00 pm.

LAS VEGAS – Colby Covington wasted little time rattling off all the reasons why his UFC on ESPN+ 36 main event against Tyron Woodley is an easy fight to market.

It’s as simple as former welterweight champion Woodley (19-5-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) using his solo portion to repeat “Black lives matter” statements and Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat when it was his turn.

This fight has been talked about for quite some time, dating back to when Woodley held the welterweight title, and it started becoming apparent that Covington could back his out-of-the-cage gimmick with superlative skills on fight night.

It just turned out Woodley lost his belt before the fight could get made, and Covington instead lost to current champion Kamaru Usman, making this fight all the more urgent for both.

“I thought that was a great game plan for Tyron Woodley, to train with a guy I used to beat up every day so he could learn how to lose to me,” Covington said.

So I just knew if we ever crossed paths it was going to be an easy night for me, and that’s what’s going to happen on Saturday night.

It’s going to be easy money.

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