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Michael Bisping reacts to Colby Covington’s White House visit
Earlier this summer, UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington made good on a longstanding promise and visited President Donald Trump at the Whitehouse. It was a feel good moment for the American welterweight, and one that many members of the MMA community doubted he’d pull off. Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was among the […]
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Kamaru Usman has “malicious intent to hurt” Colby Covington
Kamaru Usman has been angling for a fight with Colby Covington for some time. Unfortunately for him, the fight has not yet come to fruition. Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Usman explained that, with UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley occupied with a UFC 228 title fight with Darren Till, he was hoping […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington reacts to Darren Till’s controversial comments about family
Earlier this month, UFC 228 welterweight title challenger Darren Till came under fire when he suggested that he didn’t care about anything other than winning the title from champ Tyron Woodley — not even his pregnant girlfriend or his young daughter. “I’ve got a girlfriend who’s nearly seven months pregnant,” Till said. “I don’t really […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington makes prediction for UFC 228 PPV sales
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt his next title defense in the main event of UFC 228 on September 8, when he takes on undefeated British striker Darren Till. Originally, of course, it was expected that Woodley’s next title defense would pit him against current interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Yet the UFC wanted […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington interested in fighting “little f***ing b***h” Georges St-Pierre in Toronto
Despite the fact that he recently captured the UFC interim welterweight title, Colby Covington will not get the next crack at undisputed welterweight champ Tyron Woodley. Instead, that opportunity will go to Darren Till. The pair meet at UFC 228 on September 8. While Covington is keen to fight the Woodley-Till winner as soon as […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington will be “rooting for Woodley” at UFC 228
When Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos in the co-main event of UFC 225, he earned himself the UFC interim welterweight belt. The expectation was this accomplishment would set him up for a title unifying showdown with undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. But unfortunately for Covington, this isn’t the way things happened. Instead, the next welterweight […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington assures the UFC “isn’t stripping anything”
When Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos in the co-main event of UFC 225 in June, he earned the UFC interim welterweight championship. The expectation was this accomplishment would set him up for a title unifying showdown with undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. Unfortunately for Covington, however, this is not the way things went down. Instead, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington shares pro wrestling story Donald Trump told him at the White House
Earlier this month, current UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington did what he said he’d do, and met with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Speaking on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, Covington discussed this meeting with Trump — which he says was the best day of his life. He also shared […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 92 // Alonzo Menifield | Darrion Caldwell | Duane Ludwig | Colby Covington
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! We kick off this episode with arguably the most talented prospect awarded a contract from DWTNCS, Alonzo Menifield. Finishing his last opponent in just 8 seconds, Alonzo now hopes to make his UFC debut in October. We’ll recap the victory that landed him a contract, discuss what matchups make the […]
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Colby Covington opens up on welterweight title shot snub
As the UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington should be the next man in line for undisputed welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Unfortunately for Covington, the UFC had other plans. When Covington wasn’t ready to battle Woodley at UFC 228 on September 8, the UFC elected to give the next title shot to undefeated Brit Darren Till. Covington, […]
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Colby Covington calls Darren Till vs. Tyron Woodley a “Fine number one contenders fight.”
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington was expected to be the next man to challenge Tyron Woodley for the UFC’s undisputed welterweight title. The promotion wanted Covington and Woodley to settle their heated rivalry in a title unification bout at UFC 228 on September 8. Unfortunately for fight fans, “Chaos” recently underwent nasal surgery and […]
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PHOTO | Colby Covington gets his wish, meets President Donald Trump
Earlier today, pictures surfaced of UFC President Dana White visiting US President Donald Trump at The White House. At the time, it looked as though White had done so without UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington — despite Covington’s longstanding hopes of meeting the US President. As it turns out, however, Covington did get his […]
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PHOTO | Dana White visits Donald Trump at the White House — without Colby Covington
UPDATE: It looks like Colby Covington did join Trump and White and the White House after all. In the lead-up to his UFC 225 interim title fight with Rafael dos Anjos, UFC welterweight Colby Covington shared his hopes of visiting President Donald Trump at the White House if he won the title. When Covington won […]
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With Woodley-Till fight on the horizon, Kamaru Usman eyes fight with Colby Covington
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is now set to defend his title at UFC 228 on September 8 in Dallas. He will not, however, defend it against current interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Instead, he’s poised to defend his strap against surging British contender Darren Till. The UFC announced this bout on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1021900819296210944 While […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley says the UFC ‘never even called about the Colby Covington fight’
“[The UFC] never even called me about the [Colby Covington] fight. That’s the funny part. [He and Rafael Dos Anjos] fought June 9th, I never got a call even to fight him. I never got a call. I just said [to him], ‘hey you won the boo-boo belt, now come get your ass whooped’. Now […]
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Colby Covington still expects to unify titles vs Tyron Woodley despite needing recovery time
After Darren Till’s subtle early morning hinting yesterday, we soon got some truth to the matter. The welterweight division needs a title fight. Till claimed that interim champion at 170-pounds Colby Covington wasn’t going to be able to fight the undisputed champ, Tyron Woodley, where he, in turn, told the champion to ‘accept the fight’ with […]
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Report | UFC considering stripping Colby Covington of interim title, booking Woodley-Till title fight
The UFC welterweight division has suddenly been consumed by chaos. According to a report from ESPN, the UFC is considering stripping interim welterweight champion Colby Covington of his title, and promoting an undisputed title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and challenger Darren Till. This report from ESPN follows some strange Tweets from Till last night, […]
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Darren Till claims that Colby Covington is ‘out’, tells Tyron Woodley to ‘Accept the fight’
Just when we think that the welterweight division has a clear path to move forward on atop the title scene, a wrench potentially could have been thrown in the mix. At UFC 225 early last month, Colby Covington captured interim UFC welterweight gold when he defeated the former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos by unanimous […]
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Colby Covington suggests Jon Jones’ management could be bribing USADA to expedite UFC return
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has never been shy when it comes to comments on his former roommate Jon Jones. His latest comments on Jones, however, might just take the cake. Speaking on Chael Sonnen’s Beyond the Fight podcast, Covington accused the former UFC light heavyweight champion and his management of bribing the United […]
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Chael Sonnen believes Colby Covington is reinventing MMA, expects other fighters to copy him
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is as polarizing as UFC fighters get. Whether you love him or hate him, however, you’re likely to tune into his fights, which means his schtick is working. In the eyes of current Bellator star Chael Sonnen, one of MMA’s most legendary heels, we’re likely to see many fighters […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington’s days as the UFC’s biggest heel could soon end
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington’s days as the UFC’s biggest heel could soon be over. Ahead of his title-unifying showdown with undisputed champ Tyron Woodley, which is not yet scheduled, Covington claims that fans are so disappointed with Woodley’s reign as champ, that he might turn face just to give them somebody to root […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington comments on UFC 225’s low PPV estimates
UFC 225, which went down on June 9 in Chicago, was an extremely stacked card. It was headlined by a middleweight showdown between champ Robert Whittaker and overweight challenger Yoel Romero, co-headlined by an interim welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos, and sweetened by a host of other fantastic matchups. Surprisingly, […]
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Colby Covington sends warning to “f***ing loser” Nick Diaz
Earlier this week, former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz took to social media where he criticized the UFC for awarding Brock Lesnar a heavyweight title fight with new champion Daniel Cormier, and bashed Cormier for his fighting style. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlKU3-ADcHN/ “Sick of this all this ‘baddest man on the planet’ bs,” Nick Diaz said in his […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington updates on Whitehouse visit, meeting with Donald Trump
Shortly after Colby Covington captured the UFC interim welterweight title with a UFC 225 decision defeat of Rafael dos Anjos, he announced his plans to visit President Donald Trump at the Whitehouse. Apparently, those plans haven’t changed. In fact, Covington fully expects to meet Trump and leave his UFC belt with him before the year […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains beef with Matt Serra
Last week, former UFC welterweight champ and new UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra made headlines after a video of him taking down a troublesome drunk went viral. Shortly after this video surfaced, current UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington took to Twitter, where he went off on Serra in a series of savage Tweets. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington has a hunch about Brock Lesnar’s move from WWE to UFC
Brock Lesnar is back. Well, almost. Shortly after Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to capture the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226, we learned that Lesnar is likely to be Cormier’s first challenger as champ. The fight will happen just as soon as Lesnar gets his lingering USADA suspension squared away. Because Lesnar is […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington says he’ll fight Tyron Woodley inside Madison Square Garden
When Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos to capture the UFC interim welterweight title at UFC 225, he set up a title-unifying showdown with undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. The pair’s fight has been discussed for September or October, but Covington claims he won’t be rushing back into the Octagon. He’s enjoying a bit of a […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 88 // Colby Covington
BJPENN.COM Radio is back again, Penn Nation! Our guest for this episode is one of the most talked about and polarizing athletes in the sport today, a good friend the show and the UFC’s interim welterweight champ, Colby “Chaos” Covington. Currently on a victory lap back home in Oregon after defeating Rafael dos Anjos at […]