UFC 245: Colby Covington lost to Kamaru Usman, but won respect

LAS VEGAS — For all the verbal manure Colby Covington shoveled leading up to Saturday night’s main event at UFC 245, it got dished back at him thousandfold afterward.
In a tight fight that could have gone either way in the fifth and final round, Covington found himself on the receiving end of two crushing rights from welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, the second which led to a TKO via referee stoppage with just 50 seconds left at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Make no mistake: Covingt