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Ben Askren scolds Colby Covington for being ‘dumb enough’ to trust Dana White
After being deprived of a shot at UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is not happy with the UFC. In fact, the streaking wrestling specialist is so frustrated that he’s dared UFC President Dana White to release him from his UFC contract. “Let’s be honest… Dana, you don’t got the […]
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Tyron Woodley hopes to fight Colby Covington right after Kamaru Usman bout
UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley is scheduled to defend his title at UFC 235 on March 2 in Las Vegas — against Kamaru Usman, not against Colby Covington as originally expected. While Woodley is now focused on this UFC 235 fight with Usman, and Covington is now at odds with the UFC, Woodley says he […]
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Colby Covington only willing to fight for ‘promised’ title shot, challenges UFC to release him
The second half of 2018 and beginning of 2019 isn’t looking to be going the way that top UFC welterweight Colby Covington was hoping it would. In June 2018 at UFC 225, Covington won the interim welterweight title by defeating Rafael Dos Anjos via unanimous decision. Thus, presumably, setting him up for a guaranteed clash […]
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Colby Covington fires back at Tyron Woodley after Woodley claimed he turned down their fight
Booking a welterweight title bout seems to be more of a struggle than it should be for the UFC lately. With three fighters all in the immediate mix and their voices being heard when it comes to who and when they would like to fight next, there should be more clarity than there is. After […]
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Tyron Woodley says Colby Covington ‘must have b*itched out again’
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley says he was hoping to find a contract for a fight with Colby Covington under his Christmas tree this year, but apparently, he didn’t get his wish. Speaking on Twitter on Wednesday, the welterweight champion took a shot at Covington, accusing the top welterweight contender of “b*tching out.” I asked […]
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Tyron Woodley requests that the UFC do him one favor before fighting Kamaru Usman
Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is still waiting for the promotion to officially book his next title defense. Despite perennial division contender Kamaru Usman recently posting a signed bout agreement, a fight between “The Chosen One” and “The Nigerian Nightmare” has yet to be made official by the UFC. If Tyron Woodley has it […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington trashes ‘little p****y’ Nick Diaz
It took the UFC a long time to find a main event for UFC 230, which went down on November 3 in New York City. One of the options that was on the table before the promotion landed on the card’s eventual Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis headliner was a welterweight scrap between Colby Covington […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington wants to join Ronda Rousey on tag team against Becky Lynch and Conor McGregor
UFC welterweight star Colby Covington has long flirted with the idea of a move to the WWE ring, but these days, when he’s having an increasingly difficult time getting his long-desired title fight with Tyron Woodley, he’s finding a move to the pro wrestling world more appealing than ever. He’s spoken to his training partner […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington opens up on ‘corrupt stuff’ keeping Woodley fight from being made
Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley are the two halves of arguably the most heated rivalry in MMA today. The two top welterweights, who used to share a training space at American Top Team, are now sworn enemies. Yet there is one thing they can agree on: they want to fight each other next. Covington and […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 108 // Colby Covington | Valentina Shevchenko
Colby Covington returns to the show to give us some in-depth perspective on the recent uncertainty in the UFC’s welterweight division as much has unfolded in the past week. Colby’s arch-nemisis, Tyron Woodley, has publicly stated that Covington will be his next opponent and UFC president Dana White has echoed the same sentiment that this […]
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Colby Covington warns Kevin Lee not to come to the welterweight division
Last night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC Milwaukee card, Kevin Lee came up short for a second time against Al Iaquinta, giving up a hard-fought unanimous decision to his rival. Post-fight, a distraught Kevin Lee admitted that this loss to Al Iaquinta has him considering a move up to the 170-pound welterweight […]
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Colby Covington trashes “emasculated cuck” CM Punk during UFC Milwaukee broadcast
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington took some time out of his evening to throw some shade at fellow 170-pound fighter CM Punk. After MMAJunkie shared a photo of the former pro-wrestling world champion turned MMA fighter being in attendance at tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee, ‘Chaos’ took to Twitter with […]
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Three potential options to headline UFC 233
UFC 233, the first pay-per-view of 2019, is just over a month away and it still doesn’t have a main event. That was not initially the case, as a flyweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo was originally supposed to headline the card. However, when that fight was moved up a week to headline […]
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Ben Askren accuses Kamaru Usman of acting just like Colby Covington
Kamaru Usman has been angling for a fight with Colby Covington for some time, admitting that he might even prefer the matchup to a fight with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Unfortunately for Usman, Covington is likely to battle Woodley next, which means Usman will have to look elsewhere for his next opponent. Former ONE […]
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Tyron Woodley assures he is fighting Colby Covington next
Shortly after Kamaru Usman defeated Rafael dos Anjos last Friday night in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White suggested that “The Nigerian Nightmare” might have stolen Colby Covington’s spot at the front of the contendership line and earned himself a title fight with reigning champ Tyron Woodley. “I would like to see [Usman] fight Woodley […]
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Colby Covington says he will not accept anything less than a fight for the undisputed belt
Colby Covington has not competed since June’s UFC 225 event in Chicago, where he defeated former lightweight title holder Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision to capture the promotions interim welterweight title. Following his impressive victory over “RDA”, it was expected that Colby Covington would compete in a title unification bout with reigning division champion […]
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Colby Covington responds to Tyron Woodley’s takedown bet
If UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley battles his arch nemesis Colby Covington in the New Year as expected, he’s expecting to have to fend off some takedown attempt. So many takedown attempts, in fact, that he recently made Covington a little wager on the topic. “I’ll bet you $10,000 every single time you touch my […]
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Kamaru Usman considers Colby Covington a “bigger fight” than Tyron Woodley
When Kamaru Usman defeated Rafael dos Anjos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale last Friday night, he asserted himself as one of the uppermost contenders in the crowded UFC welterweight division. In fact, UFC President Dana White suggested Usman might have even surpassed Colby Covington and earned himself a title fight with long-time welterweight champ […]
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Tyron Woodley offers bet to Colby Covington for their potential fight
Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington have one of the biggest rivalries currently in the UFC. The two simply don’t like each other and have been on a collision course ever since Covington won the interim title back in June by defeating Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225. However, after “Chaos” suffered an injury, the promotion decided […]
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Michael Bisping makes a request of Kamaru Usman following his win over Rafael dos Anjos
Kamaru Usman (14-1 MMA) extended his current win streak to thirteen in a row at last night’s TUF 28 Finale event, deafeating Rafael dos Anjos via nanimous decision. “The Nigerian Nightmare” was able to smother the former lightweight champion for the better part of twenty-five minutes last night in Las Vegas. Usman’s performance garnered a […]
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Dana White claims he is willing to move on from Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley
It appears that Dana White is now willing to move on from a previously targeted welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley. https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/1068767382527569921 Following the conclusion of last night’s TUF 28 Finale main event, UFC President Dana White joined the UFC on FOX crew to discuss Usman’s big win and what might be […]
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Tyron Woodley says he used to pay Colby Covington to take beatings at American Top Team
UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley and UFC interim welterweight champ Colby Covington have swapped seemingly endless trash talk over the last year. The good news is that they seem destined to settle their sizzling beef in the very near future. Speaking on his Instagram account recently, the champ Tyron Woodley updated on his recovery and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington names his ideal tag team partner for potential WWE debut
Colby Covington is the UFC’s interim welterweight champion. At present he’s hoping to fight current undisputed champion Tyron Woodley in early 2019 to unify the belts. Once he’s done that, we could see him in a different line of work, as he’s hoping to transition to the WWE ring in the future. “I wanna take care […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington promises to bring entertainment back to the UFC
Colby Covington is known for his trash talk. He is seemingly always calling out several fighters at a time and saying he is the best fighter on the planet. However, Covington hasn’t been able to back that up since his last fight in which he won the interim welterweight title in June against Rafael Dos […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington questions Tyron Woodley’s recent criticism
Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley is a fight MMA fans are looking forward to. Ever since Covington defeated Rafael Dos Anjos in June to win the promotions interim belt, fans and analysts have been debating if “Chaos” is the man to dethrone “The Chosen One”. Fans initially expected to get that answer in the fall […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington rips Nick Diaz for turning down UFC 230 fight
The UFC had a very, very difficult time locking down a main event for UFC 230, which went down earlier this month in New York City’s famous Madison Square Garden. While the card’s headlining spot was ultimately filled by a heavyweight title fight between champ Daniel Cormier and challenger Derrick Lewis, there were reportedly also […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington responds to Ben Askren callout, makes pick for Askren vs Robbie Lawler
Following the announcement that former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight king, Ben Askren had finally joined the UFC roster, speculation began as to who ‘Funky’ would debut against. After immediately taking to social media and calling out the elite of the division, the dust settled and Askren was booked against former UFC champ Robbie Lawler […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 104 // Colby Covington | Mike Perry | Issac Vallie-Flagg
Colby Covington returns to the show and brings the heat as usual. We’ll get an update on the inevitable fight with Tyron Woodley and hear when Colby expects the title-unification bout to go down. “Chaos” also gives us a lengthy response to recent callouts by UFC signee Ben Askren, his thoughts on the return of […]