Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has just ended his feud with Colby Covington. Kamaru Usman had a successful run in the welterweight division from 2019 to 2022 The division saw its loss Leon Edwards two years ago at UFC 276. Nevertheless, he is considered by many to be the GOAT including Dana White. “The Nigerian Nightmare” won against many fighters including Colby CovingtonN And The trash talk led to them complaining. They were even arguing the morning after Usman’s victory.

However, the UFC 245 controversy is buried by Usman as he recently praised his opponent! He had a lot to say about their fighting chemistry So let us take a see.

Kamaru Usman praises Colby Covington

While Lecture on weighing In He recalled his feud with Covington and revealed some secrets. He said: “People can’t believe I’m giving credit to Colby Covington because I always heard people say you need a dance Partner, you need a great dance partner. And he was so that fight, the first fight, there was so much tension. It was a big challenge for me to prepare, to train, to go out there and just do it. You get locked into the zone. It’s almost addictive in the zone where it’s like I don’t care what happens.”

He was fascinated by the chemistry he had with his opponent, even if they had ongoing arguments outside the Octagon. There was also speculation that Usman continued to annoy Covington by hitting on his sister via Instagram. In addition, Covington even claimed that he was the real winner of both UFC fights they had.

They fought each other twice at UFC 245 and UFC 268. But Even after Usman’s compliment, Covington might still need some time to warm up. Covington even talked about Usman and how he might have won unfairly.

Colby Covington sees himself as largest

During an Interview with the Rush Podcast, ‘Chaos’ revealed, “I do I think I’m one of the greatest of all time.” Although he lost both fights against Usman The Interim champion still thinks that he is the best fighter. Although he trusted that UFC would make the matchups He said, “Maybe this kid (Belal) Muhammad. He’s ranked above me, so if I beat him, I’ll be back in title contention.”

He also stated that he was ready to fight any opponent he was given at any time and in any place. The when he declared that he was one of the greatest fighters in the UFC and could compete with Kamaru Usman WHO the CEO of the UFC thinks he is the best. “I think I hit him,” Colby Covington added. He had contested his opponent’s victory in the first fight and admitted that the referees may have been biased. “He went underHe should be beaten by technical knockout. I would have won the fight, but then they stopped it. It was not a fair fight. I fought two against one that night,” he added, expressing that he felt like he was fighting not only his opponent at UFC 245, but also the referee.

At UFC 268, he blamed the judges for giving him the last round for which he lost to Usman. He explained that he had beaten Usman in three rounds to two And The judges had given him higher scores in the first two rounds. In the last round, two judges gave him more points.Chaos’ which ultimately brought him victory. Interestingly, even Usman complimented his opponent recently So, do you think Covington is Right in say The he won?