Colby Covington would have us believe fake news is responsible for the belief that his jaw was broken in the Usman fight. And to Colby’s credit the X ray photo that was circling around the web in fact wasn’t his.
One sherdog user managed to find the exact copy without his name on it on a popular medical website.
But the rumor started in the first place when Covington shared
“I think I broke my jaw.”@ColbyCovMMA is compromised entering the championship rounds #UFC245 pic.twitter.com/nZTwXThtPY
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 15, 2019
Reliable source just told me Colby Covington’s jaw is broken. 100%. Had a scan at the hospital. Tough dude.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 15, 2019
Colby’s response to the stoppage
Dana says that Colby Covington suffered a broken jaw. #UFC245 https://t.co/dFFNP8Hgcu
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 15, 2019
And now there’s an official confirmation:
Colby Covington did suffer a jaw fracture from his first bout against champion Kamaru Usman back at UFC 245 in 2019.
This is straight from the Nevada Athletic Commission medical suspensions obtained by MMAjunkie.
Colby Covington did suffer a jaw fracture from his first bout against champion Kamaru Usman back at UFC 245 in 2019.
This is straight from the Nevada Athletic Commission medical suspensions obtained by @MMAjunkie. #UFC268 pic.twitter.com/nsjXW6fKjd
— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) November 3, 2021
https://youtu.be/o7okPD40fdM
So regardless of Covington refuting the claim – he did in fact fracture his jaw.