Getty Colby Covington is no longer ranked. Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington has finally been dropped from the UFC rankings for the first time since 2017. Longtime MMA journalist John Morgan , who first reports changes to the UFC rankings, shared on social media early Tuesday morning that Covington has fallen out of the top-15 rankings. Fellow veteran Gilbert Burns has also fallen out of the top 15 after he retired following UFC Winnipeg , with Canadian Mike Malott and