Two MAGA hats enter, one jaw leaves: the most toxic grudge match in UFC history.
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between the current champion and The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians winner Kamaru Usman and former interim champion Colby Covington served as the event headliner. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between the current champion Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski took place as the co-main event.
Stunts
Usman's suffocating clinch work against Covington's cardio freak pace.
Editing
Broadcast team capturing the genuine hatred between corners.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This fight represented peak UFC Trump-era spectacle—Covington's MAGA persona was allegedly created to save his job after Dana White threatened cuts. Usman became the accidental resistance hero.
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