Retired! Inactive Colby Covington quietly removed from UFC roster
Love him or hate him, Colby Covington’s MMA career appears to be over. The former interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion has officially retired from active MMA competition, according to MMAFighting. com, which reported that Covington notified the promotion of his decision.
As a result, the 38-year-old was quietly removed from the UFC’s active roster […]
TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 14: Colby Covington prepares to face Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Amalie Arena on December 14, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Love him or hate him, Colby Covington ’s MMA career appears to be over. The former interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion has officially retired from active MMA competition, according to MMAFighting.
com , which reported that Covington notified the promotion of his decision. As a result, the 38-year-old was quietly removed from the UFC’s active roster and later flagged by UFC Roster Watch on X/Twitter , the automated account that tracks roster movement in real time. As of this writing, Covington has not publicly addressed the retirement news on social media.
While his polarizing (and corny) trash-talk persona often overshadowed his accomplishments, Covington leaves behind one of the stronger Welterweight legacies of his era. “Chaos” entered the UFC in 2014 and quickly established himself as one of the division’s best pressure wrestlers. After suffering an early-career setback against Warlley Alves , Covington rebounded by rattling off seven straight wins, including victories over Demian Maia , Dong Hyun Kim , and Rafael dos Anjos , the latter earning him the interim Welterweight title .