Overview
- Colby Covington defeated Luke Rockhold by 12–0 technical fall in Sunrise, Florida, ending the bout in the second period of the RAF 5 main event.
- After the win, Covington called for a Real American Freestyle matchup with Georges St‑Pierre, noting their standing atop the UFC welterweight takedown list.
- Promotion officials said Yoel Romero missed the 205‑pound limit at 212 pounds, which led to the cancellation of his title unification match with Bo Nickal.
- Romero was stripped of the interim belt and Nickal was declared undisputed champion; Romero later faced Stephen Buchanan on the card despite the miss.
- Nickal called Romero’s miss disrespectful to wrestling, said he won’t rebook unless Romero makes weight, and he has continued trading barbs with Covington after a heated press‑conference exchange.