A Yahoo Sports report published on November 5, 2026, claims that Colby Covington suffered an embarrassing loss to Raul Rosas Jr., damaging his "RAF aura" and raising doubts about his ability to compete with Khamzat Chimaev. The article, authored by Jesse Holland for SB Nation, includes a photograph from Covington's welterweight title fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 296 on December 16, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Colby Covington killed his RAF aura with embarrassing loss to Raul Rosas Jr. — ‘He’s supposed to beat Khamzat?’
