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Dan Lambert says he has been told Covington vs. Usman is next ‘100 percent’
After Colby Covington beat Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 to win the interim welterweight title, the expectation was that he would fight Tyron Woodley for the undisputed belt. They do not like each other and it would have been one of the bigger fights of the year. However, “Chaos” was passed up not once […]
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Kevin Lee lists five opponents he wants to fight before career is over
Kevin Lee is moving up to welterweight to take on the former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Rochester this Saturday. Although “The Motown Phenom” is moving up in weight he is not done for good in the lightweight division. Instead, he has hopes of fighting a few lightweights in […]
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Mike Perry threatens Colby Covington in profane rant: ‘I will poke you in the eye’
Colby Covington recently claimed Mike Perry would be sent back to the regional circuit if he couldn’t get by Alex Oliveira at UFC Fort Lauderdale. In the end, Perry did get past Oliveira, defeating the Brazilian by decision in a Fight of the Night winning scrap. And speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, […]
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Colby Covington: I can ‘beat up Johnny Picograms’ with aid of steroids
For the rest of his career, the UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones will be haunted by his run-ins with the United States Anti Doping Agency… Better known as ‘USADA.’ Jones’ troubles date back to 2016 and somewhat continue to this day depending on your thoughts of his continuous picogram findings of turinabol. One […]
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Kamaru Usman says Colby Covington has to beg him for title fight
After Kamaru Usman beat Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 to become the new welterweight champion it was expected Colby Covington would be first in line to get the title shot. UFC President, Dana White even said so during the event. But now, Usman wants Covington to beg him for the fight. “Now you have to […]
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Colby Covington says Khabib Nurmagomedov would be his easiest fight to date
Colby Covington is expected to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title later this year. Although Usman presents his own challenges to Covington, ‘Chaos’ is already eyeing his next potential fight. That fight would be against current UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Covington recently discussed a potential catchweight bout with ‘The Eagle’, where he […]
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Colby Covington doesn’t think UFC and WWE are comparable: ‘we get paid like dog sh*t’
On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Oliver had a lengthy segment ahead of this Sunday’s WrestleMania 35 event that has gotten quite the buzz in the professional wrestling world. The host would go on to discuss and point out all the wrongs in said sport… But more specifically with the […]
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VIDEO | New footage shows Kamaru Usman and Ali Abdelaziz confront Colby Covington in Vegas
Shortly after UFC 235 wrapped up, there was a heated confrontation inside The Palms casino, as UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his manager Ali Abdelaziz confronted top welterweight contender Colby Covington. This confrontation ultimately got somewhat violent, as video revealed the manager Abdelaziz actually took a swing at Covington. New video of this incident, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains why Kamaru Usman is an easier matchup than Tyron Woodley
At UFC 235, Tyron Woodley was put his title on the line when he took on Kamaru Usman, not Colby Covington like many expected. Ultimately, Usman dominated Woodley from bell to bell to become the new welterweight champion. Now, Colby Covington will apparently be getting the first crack at Usman. The two have had a […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington hoping to become friends with Jon Jones again
Colby Covington and Jon Jones have not gotten along of late, but the two UFC stars used to be roommates in college. And while Covington has made some pretty incendiary comments about Jones over the last few years, he’s now hoping to squash the beef and repair their relationship. Covington was actually hoping to get […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington thinks Kamaru Usman will try to avoid him
At UFC 235, Kamaru Usman became the new welterweight champion after dominating Tyron Woodley from bell to bell. Following the fight, it was reported Colby Covington would be getting the next title shot at Usman. However, Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz has mentioned Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal as fighters who could also be next next […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains how his altercation with Abdelaziz and Usman started
Colby Covington didn’t fight at UFC 235, yet he still managed to generate many of the event’s biggest headlines. The day after the event, for example, video was released of Covington, Ali Abdelaziz, and Kamaru Usman getting into an altercation in the Palms Casino and Resort (see it here). Following that incident, questions still linger […]
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Dana White confirms Colby Covington will get title shot before Jorge Masvidal
When Jorge Masvidal flattened Darren Till in the UFC London main event, he catapulted back into UFC welterweight title contention, and in the eyes of some fans, even usurped Colby Covington’s spot as the next man in line for Kamaru Usman. Speaking to Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday, UFC President Dana White cleared things up. He […]
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Kamaru Usman vows to beat Colby Covington with ‘the wrath of every immigrant in this country’
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington do not like each other. At all. The good news is that it sounds like they’ll get the chance to settle their differences in the cage very soon, and when that time comes, Kamaru Usman is promising some serious comeuppance. “The Nigerian Nightmare,” […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington on Ben Askren’s win over Robbie Lawler: ‘It seemed like the fix was in’
At UFC 235, Ben Askren made his highly-anticipated debut, when he took on Robbie Lawler. Askren, who is undefeated, was looking to show he is the best in the world. However, early on, ‘Funky’ was in a lot of trouble when Lawler slammed him on his head. Ultimately, Askren somehow survived and then secured a […]
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Ali Abdelaziz suggests Usman vs. Masvidal fight, Colby Covington responds in classic fashion
Last Saturday night, in the main event of UFC London, Jorge Masvidal burst into title contention with a stunning knockout of Darren Till. The knockout was so impressive that Ali Abdelaziz, who manages UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman, now wants his fighter to take on Masvidal next instead of Colby Covington. “We think Jorge Masvidal […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 112 // Colby Covington | Alex Volkanovski | Dan Lambert
Colby Covington returns to recap his eventful weekend in Las Vegas at UFC 235. Many agree that Covington stole the show in usual “Chaos” fashion. From crashing Kamaru Usman’s open workout, to harassing Dana White, causing a ruckus cage side, and almost getting into a brawl in the casino buffet line after the fight, we’re […]
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Colby Covington rips Tyron Woodley for ruining huge grudge match
Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley share one of the biggest rivalries in all of MMA. The two seemingly hate each other and looked destined to fight after Covington won the interim welterweight title in June of 2018. However, Woodley has since lost the UFC welterweight title, having given up a decision to Kamaru Usman at […]
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Colby Covington says he and Dana White are on ‘great terms’
Colby Covington flew to Las Vegas for UFC 235 with the intentions of talking face to face with UFC President Dana White. Covington and White were not on the best of terms heading into last weekend’s event, this after Covington was snubbed of his “promised” title shot by the promotion. Covington went so far as […]
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Colby Covington believes Tyron Woodley’s career is over
Colby Covington was expected to fight Tyron Woodley for the welterweight title prior to last weekend’s UFC 235 event. However, Colby’s “promised” title shot went to Kamaru Usman instead, and “The Nigerian Nightmare” went on to dominate Woodley for all five rounds to take home the strap. Although it was an impressive performance by Usman, Covington believes Woodley is […]
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Colby Covington recounts heated encounter with Nate Diaz
In the short period of time he was in Las Vegas to watch UFC 235, it seems that Colby Covington had some kind of altercation or run-in with everybody else in the city. He crashed Kamaru Usman’s open workout. He ambushed UFC President Dana White at the blackjack table. He got into it with Tyron […]
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Colby Covington details tense run-in with NFL player Todd Gurley
Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington was in Las Vegas for last weekend’s UFC 235 card, and he certainly made his presence known. All through Fight Week, the polarizing welterweight star was stirring up drama with figures like Kamaru Usman and Dana White. And apparently, he nearly fought LA Rams running back Todd Gurley in […]
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Ben Askren won’t fight for UFC welterweight strap without speaking to Tyron Woodley first
The first shot at new UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman is expected to go to his arch rival Colby Covington. That being said, after an ugly altercation with Covington, Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz is pushing for a fight with new UFC star Ben Askren instead. Ben Askren, of course, has his eyes on UFC gold. […]
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Colby Covington shares detailed account of altercation with Kamaru Usman, Ali Abdelaziz
Shortly after UFC 235, former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington had a heated run-in with new welterweight king Kamaru Usman and his manager Ali Abdelaziz. This altercation, which went down in a crowd of innocent bystanders at the Palms casino in Las Vegas, ultimately got violent, as Abdelaziz actually threw a punch at Covington (see […]
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Colby Covington claims Ali Abdelaziz threatened to track him down and murder him
Shortly after UFC 235, Colby Covington had a heated run-in with new UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his manager Ali Abdelaziz. This run-in actually ended up getting violent, as Abdelaziz could be seen throwing a punch at Covington in video of the event (see it here). Apparently, however, that’s not where the craziness ended. […]
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After altercation with Covington, Abdelaziz says Kamaru Usman will fight Ben Askren next
Shortly after Kamaru Usman defeated Tyron Woodley to capture the UFC welterweight belt at UFC 235, he and his manager Ali Abdelaziz got into a heated altercation with former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington (see the video here). While UFC President Dana White has been adamant that the first shot at the new UFC welterweight […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington gets into scuffle with Ali Abdelaziz, Kamaru Usman
New UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman and former interim champion Colby Covington have an extremely heated rivalry. So heated in fact, that they nearly came to blows inside a casino in Las Vegas on Sunday. In fact, punches were actually thrown in this heated encounter — though not by either fighter. Instead, it was Usman’s […]
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VIDEO | Kamaru Usman confronts Colby Covington after UFC 235 win
Kamaru Usman looked like a world-beater in the UFC 235 co-main event, thumping long-time champion Tyron Woodley for five, lopsided rounds, and capturing the UFC welterweight belt as a result. While Kamaru Usman is now the UFC welterweight champion, his work in the division is far from over. He can now look forward to battles […]