Overview

• Covington offered Chrogman $30,000 to outstrike or outgrapple him during an unsanctioned session at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas.
• After allowing early swings, Covington drilled body shots that sent the 19-year-old to the mat, and the streamer then vomited inside the cage.
• Covington proposed a second test to last one minute without tapping, and Chrogman was submitted twice in quick succession.
• The footage was posted on Covington’s YouTube channel and spread widely, prompting fan reactions about pros versus street fighters and safety.
• Reports frame the moment in the context of Covington’s recent inactivity in sanctioned bouts; he last fought in December 2024, losing to Joaquin Buckley.