UFC's Colby Covington wants a fight so badly that he begged on the street for one

UFC welterweight Colby Covington really wants to fight, that much is clear. He was locked in on getting a big name, but now it appears he’s widened his search to anyone willing to sign a bout agreement.

Covington (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) has been pushing for a notable fight in the 170-pound division since he recorded his third consecutive win with a unanimous decision against Bryan Barberena at UFC on FOX 22 in December. He’s frequently poked at former UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos (25-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC), who is moving up in weight, but little progress has been made.

Now “Chaos” simply just wants to compete, and he took a rather unique approach to making that known. Covington wants a fight so bad, in fact, that he was willing to take to the streets and literally beg for an opportunity.

Drastic times call for drastic measures @ufc . How am I suppose to eat if everyone is ducking me!??? @danawhite #ufc #hungry #letmework #equality #real #fighter @seanshelby

A post shared by colbycovington (@colbycovmma) on Mar 31, 2017 at 2:29pm PDT

Covington, 29, continues to add to his growing list of savvy social media plays. One that also recently caught the attention of the MMA community was a fake email compilation he posted in attempt to get paired up with dos Anjos.

Whether Covington’s new video will help his cause in getting a fight remains to be seen. However, he’s clearly desperate to step inside the octagon soon, and he’s made it clear the blame for that falls on his fellow welterweight fighters, who he has outright accused of avoiding him.

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