HOAM | Reaction To Colby Covington Being Backup Fighter For UFC 286 Title Fight

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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During Friday's UFC 286 official weigh-ins, Colby Covington surprised the MMA community when he weighed in as the backup fighter for the welterweight championship main event between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, hitting the championship mark at 170 pounds. After a year of silence, is there any more behind the promotion's decision other than a just-in-case type of situation? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck reacts to Covington's out-of-nowhere appearance at the weigh-ins, and if he could find himself in a title fight when he returns to the octagon next. Additionally, topics include Rafael Fiziev being a heavy favorite against Justin Gaethje in the co-main event, where Israel Adesanya could go if he loses to Alex Pereira again at UFC 287, if Usman could go up to middleweight after Saturday's fight, where Belal Muhammad fits in the welterweight championship puzzle, and more. You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:04.0	Alright everybody, it is Friday, March 17th, 2023.
0:27.6	It is St. Patrick's Day everybody, and it is indeed a heck of a morning.
0:31.7	We are live on the MMA Fighting Twitter spaces you can hear the show.
0:35.9	It is an entirety shorter thereafter on the MMA Fighting Podcast Network.
0:40.7	I am Mike Heck.
0:42.2	Hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday, a wonderful St. Patrick's Day.
0:47.5	If you're going to celebrate the day, please do so responsibly.
0:53.4	Don't make any terrible decisions.
0:55.3	Don't drink and drive.
0:56.8	Be kind to one another, especially those in the service industry, bar tenders, servers,
1:05.2	security, bouncers, all that stuff.
1:08.1	Have fun, enjoy it, wear your green, put a smile on your face, don't get too shit-faced,
1:14.9	and don't be an asshole.
1:17.2	Other than that, enjoy it all.
1:19.2	St. Patrick's Day is a good time.
1:20.9	I enjoyed it very much, I enjoyed going out to celebrate and listen to Irish music,
1:26.7	back in the day.
1:29.6	Now not so much.
1:31.6	I like to take in a St. Patrick's Day parade from time to time, but my days of like going
1:37.6	out and popping my first top at 9am are long gone, long gone, because this is the world
1:47.1	of MMA and there's so much going on, including UFC 286 going down tomorrow, early start time,
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