Colby Covington says he is at peace with his UFC legacy and indifferent to Hall of Fame recognition following his recent retirement from MMA.
In his first interview since hanging up the gloves, appearing on The Ariel Helwani Show, Covington said he does not care whether he is inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame but believes his body of work qualifies. "Doesn't make a difference to me if I'm in the Hall of Fame," Covington said, later adding, "... Definitely without a doubt, (my resume is Hall of Fame worthy),".
Covington pointed to headlining a non-title UFC pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden, which he said generated one of the highest gates in the venue's history. "I went out to Madison Square Garden with one of the highest gates in the history of Madison Square Garden, put on an iconic fight, one of two headliners to headline a pay-per-view without being a title fight; the other being Conor McGregor," he said.
He also highlighted milestones outside the cage. "Only fighter to bring a world title to the White House to a sitting president. The things I've done in this sport – the first fighter to bring the first family front row for a main event fight when I fought Robbie Lawler, another Hall of Famer," Covington said. "I've beaten champion after champion, headlined pay-per-view after pay-per-view for six, seven, eight years. In the top 10 of the UFC for almost a decade. My numbers and resume speak for itself. I have nothing left in the UFC to prove anymore."
