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Harry Davies

Colby Covington doubts Conor McGregor will fight "real men" after Kamaru Usman call-out

Colby Covington doubts Conor McGregor will follow through with his call-out of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.

In the hopes of becoming the first UFC fighter to win belts in three weight classes, McGregor has called for a title shot against 170-pound king Usman in his return. Usman has laughed off the call-out and claims he would "murder" the Irishman in a fight.

The Irishman - who is hoping to fight again in the summer or fall - has been sidelined for the good part of a year after breaking his tibia against Dustin Poirier in their UFC 264 trilogy fight. Covington is no stranger to Usman, losing out twice on the welterweight title against the pound-for-pound No.1 'Chaos' thinks McGregor is not suited to the welterweight division despite having competed at the weight class before.

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