Overview
- Covington routed Rockhold 12–0 by technical fall in the RAF 5 main event in Sunrise, Florida.
- After the win, he said he is considering a move to UFC middleweight and floated appearing on the White House card, which remains unconfirmed.
- Covington called for a wrestling match with Georges St-Pierre under the Real American Freestyle banner.
- He dismissed a matchup with Bo Nickal, labeling him a quitter after Nickal withdrew when Yoel Romero missed weight for their planned RAF bout.
- Nickal fired back by calling Covington a fraud and pushing for a UFC bout in June, citing talk that the promotion could press the matchup, while no fight has been booked and Covington brushed off rankings and Dana White’s critique.