Colby Covington will get a second shot at championship glory this Sunday when faces champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 268.
Covington, a former interim welterweight champion, was on his way to a potential decision win back in December 2019 only for Kamaru to steal it with a late stoppage in the fifth and final round.
Champion Usman has been the busier of the two since that bout and is riding a 20-fight win streak, stopping Jorge Masvidal in his last outing.
Covington bounced back, defeating Tyron Woodley in September 2020.
Usman is the clear favourite, paying 1.31 with Unibet.com.au while Covington priced at 3.50 for the win at the time of publishing.
How to watch Usman vs Covington 2 in Australia?
The welterweight title fight will be a pay-per-view event, with the main card streaming on Mainevent, Kayo and UFC Fight Pass in Australia for AU$54.95
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The preliminary card will be broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN 1 while the earlier prelims exclusive on UFC Fight Pass.
What time will Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2 take place in Australia?
The bout will take place out of the famed Madison Square Garden in New York with the main card scheduled to begin at 1pm AEDT.
The preliminary card commences at 11am AEDT with the early prelims scheduled for 9am AEDT.
Main Card (Mainevent / Kayo / UFC Fight Pass PPV) – 1pm AEDT
- Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Colby Covington – UFC welterweight title
- Rose Namajunas (c) vs. Weili Zhang – UFC women’s strawweight title
- Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera
- Shane Burgos vs. Billy Quarantillo
- Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler
Preliminary Card (ESPN 1/UFC Fight Pass) – 11am AEDT
- Alex Pereira vs. Andreas Michailidis
- Al Iaquinta vs. Bobby Green
- Phil Hawes vs. Chris Curtis
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Nassourdine Imavov
- Ian Garry vs. Jordan Williams
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass) – 9am AEDT
- Gian Villante vs. Chris Barnett
- Dustin Jacoby vs. John Allan
- Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Bruno Souza
- CJ Vergara vs. Ode Osbourne
Times are Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (NSW/VIC)
Last Updated: 4 November 2021
