COLBY COVINGTON IS THE GREATEST MMA FIGHTER OF ALL TIME

Colby Covington (born February 22, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the Interim UFC Welterweight Champion.

Covington was born in Clovis, California and moved with his family to Springfield, Oregon at the age of 11. Covington wrestled at Thurston High School in Oregon, lettering all four years and winning the 171 lb state championship as a senior. Covington went to Iowa Central Community College where he won the 165 lb national junior college wrestling title as a true freshman. His roommate, at the time, was future UFC champion Jon Jones. He returned to Oregon and enrolled at Oregon State University where he became a collegiate wrestling All-American and two-time Pac-10 Conference champion. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology in 2011.

Covington's base in MMA is his wrestling. Most of his victories in the UFC have come when he was able to consistently take his opponents down and control them on the ground.[6] He is also known for pushing the pace of a fight, relying heavily on his cardio to put constant pressure on his opponents.

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