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Colby Covington claims to have been threatened by Lyoto Machida backstage
Perhaps the biggest story to emerge from the UFC’s Saturday-night stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil followed Colby Covington’s controversial post-fight speech. In this speech, which occurred moments after he was awarded a unanimous decision win over Demian Maia, Covington referred to Brazil as a “dump,” and the crowd in attendance as “filthy animals.” In an […]
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UFC exec: promotion is “not very happy” about Colby Covington’s remarks, will review comments
Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s exciting stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Colby Covington stepped into the ring with recent welterweight title challenger Demian Maia. Shortly after winning this fight via unanimous decision, Covington unleashed a fiery verbal onslaught at Tyron Woodley, referring to Brazil as a “dump” and its residents as […]
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American Top Team fighters react to teammate Colby Covington’s controversial post-fight remarks
Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s action-packed stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil, red-hot welterweight contender Colby Covington stepped into the Octagon for a battle with Demian Maia. The fight stood out as the biggest test of Covington’s career thus far, and he passed it with flying colors, denying Maia’s repeated takedown attempts […]
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Colby Covington issues a “formal apology” following UFC Sao Paulo
Colby Covington has issued what he is calling a “formal apology” following his controversial post-fight interview last night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “Chaos” made headlines yesterday when he called Brazil a “dump” and it’s people “filthy animals” following his unanimous decision victory over submission specialist Demian Maia. “I should have knocked him (Demian Maia) out. […]
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Colby Covington explains why he will not apologize for post-fight remarks
Surging UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington will not issue an apology despite receiving a large amount of backlash regarding his UFC Fight Night 119 post-fight comments. “Chaos” defeated former title challenger Demian Maia via unanimous decision in the co-main event of last night’s UFC fight card in Sao Paulo. Following his high profile win, Covington […]
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UFC Fighters react to Colby Covington’s victory over Demian Maia
Colby Covington picked up the biggest victory of his mixed martial arts career last night in Brazil defeating former title challenger Demian Maia via unanimous decision. After a very competitive opening round, “Chaos” was able to turn the tide in his favor in round two and continued to dominate Maia until the final horn. Following […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington trashed Brazil and called out Tyron Woodley in post-fight interview
Surging UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington trashed Brazil and called out current division champion Tyron Woodley in his post-fight interview after defeating Demain Maia at UFC Fight Night 119. Check out Covington’s controversial post-fight interview below: That's not nice #UFCSP pic.twitter.com/VoN0AQ1Nz9 — Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) October 29, 2017 “I should have knocked him (Demian Maia) […]
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UFC Fight Night 119 Results: Colby Covington defeats Demian Maia
A key welterweight scrap between surging contender Colby Covington and former title challenger Demian Maia served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 card from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Maia comes out quickly with a jab. He lands a nice left hand and Colby smiles. Another nice left hand […]
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Colby Covington Will Finish ‘One Trick Pony’ Demian Maia and Move on to Tyron Woodley
Besides the return of MMA legend Lyoto Machida, the eyes will be on the co-main event at Sao Paulo when Colby Covington takes on a humongous test in grappling wizard Demian Maia. It was just back at UFC 214 that Maia finally got his shot at a UFC welterweight title, only to be bested by […]
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Colby Covington ready to drop his sweaty you know what on Demian Maia’s face
Rising UFC welterweight Colby Covington is a short time away from getting the chance to establish himself as one of the top contenders at 170 pounds. Covington, who is currently ranked the no. 7 welterweight by the UFC takes on no. 3 ranked Demian Maia this weekend at UFC Fight Night 118 in Sao Paulo, […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 55 // Gerald Harris | Colby Covington | Chael Sonnen
BJPENN Radio returns tonight at 8PM ET/5PM PT with three awesome guests! 8:15PM ET- First up, the undeniable “King of the Slam,” Gerald Harris, joins us to recap his farewell performance last week at XFN 22. “The Hurricane” yet again finished his opponent with a brutal slam, but this time rather than a knockout, Gerald […]
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Colby Covington Trashes Both Donald Cerrone and Darren Till
Colby Covington is going to fight wise grappling wizard Demian Maia before October ends at Fight Night 119, but that’s not stopping him for picking fights with any other fighter. He’s on a mission to let everyone know it’s his division. Darren Till is out here just minding his own business, about to trade shots […]
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Colby Covington has a wild prediction for his upcoming fight with Demian Maia
On October 28, the UFC will return to Brazil with UFC Fight Night 119. In the evening’s co-headliner, rising UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington will face the biggest test of his career thus far as he battles recent UFC welterweight title challenger Demian Maia. In advance of this fight, Covington is starting to embrace his […]
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Mike Perry goes off on Colby Covington, has plans to fight him soon
“Platinum” Mike Perry and Colby “Chaos” Covington are two of the brightest young contenders in the UFC welterweight division – and they really don’t seem to like each other. Over the last few months, the pair have exchanged plenty of heat in interviews and on social media. On the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio, […]
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Colby Covington explains why he respects Demian Maia, but not “little b*tch” Tyron Woodley
On October 28th, on the main card of UFC Fight Night 119 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, red-hot welterweight contender Colby Covington will battle recent title challenger Demian Maia. While Covington has repeatedly shared his confidence in the way he matches up with Maia, he actually has ample respect for the Brazilian grappling specialist. That respect […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO Ep. 49 // Mike Perry | Colby Covington
BJPENN Radio is back tonight at 8PM ET/5PM PT with more of what you crave! 8:15PM ET- Kicking off the show tonight we are joined the always entertaining “Platinum” Mike Perry. As UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh is just days away, we caught up with the welterweight slugger earlier in the week to preview his fight […]
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Welterweight contenders Colby Covington and Mike Perry swap heat on Twitter
Colby Covington and Mike Perry, two of the UFC’s most promising welterweight contenders, have been exchanging a bit of trash talk on Twitter. This heat began when when a fan asked Covington what his prediction was for Mike Perry’s UFC Pittsburgh scrap with Thiago Alves. Given that Alves is one of Covington’s teammates at American […]
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Colby Covington gives update on possible fight with Demian Maia
Earlier this week, rising UFC welterweight Colby Covington made a clever callout of recent welterweight title challenger Demian Maia. On Wednesday’s edition of BJ Penn Radio, Covington gave an update on this fight, telling host Kinch that he hopes it happens at UFC 217, inside Madison Square Garden, on November 4. “I’m looking for November […]
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Colby Covington trashes Magny and RDA: They wouldn’t fight me if I went up and b*tch-slapped them in front of their girl
Over the last few months, Colby Covington and his friend and training partner Jorge Masvidal have made repeated callouts of fellow welterweight contenders Rafael Dos Anjos and Neil Magny. Unfortunately, Magny and Dos Anjos didn’t oblige those callouts. So, you can imagine Covington and Masvidal’s frustration when a Magny and Dos Anjos were booked to […]
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Colby Covington challenges Demian Maia while throwing shade at Tyron Woodley
UFC welterweight Colby Covington is a rising star in the UFC’s stacked welterweight division. “Chaos” has won four fights in a row, his latest being a lopsided decision victory over highly regarded Korean fighter Dong Hyun Kim. Covington is now looking for a big step up in competition as he issued a challenge to recent […]
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Colby Covington explains why he sided with Dana White against Tyron Woodley
On Saturday night, Tyron Woodley defended his title with a unanimous decision of Demian Maia. Regrettably, the fight was a bit of a slow one, and it generated quite a bit of backlash from UFC President Dana White. This backlash from White, in turn, prompted a fiery tirade from Woodley, who threatened to leak sensitive […]
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Colby Covington backs Dana White, threatens to release life-ruining “dirt” on Tyron Woodley
Last Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 214, UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley successfully defended his title for the third time, shutting down 21 Demian Maia takedown attempts to a clear unanimous decision win. Unfortunately, the insipid nature of Woodley’s win drew the ire of many members of the MMA community, including UFC President […]
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Colby Covington details backstage encounter with “bitch” Rafael Dos Anjos, calls out Cerrone/Lawler winner
Shortly after his dominant decision defeat of Dong Hyun Kim in Singapore, rising welterweight Colby Covington re-upped on his previous callout of Rafael Dos Anjos. The American Top Team staple also made a clever, post-fight callout of Neil Magny. On the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio, however, Covington explained that he doesn’t think either […]
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Colby Covington sounds off on Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia
Last weekend, on the main card of the UFC’s latest trip to Singapore, rising welterweight Colby Covington scored a career-best win over established contender Dong Hyun Kim. Shortly after this win, Covington made several callouts of his former training partner Tyron Woodley, who now wears the UFC welterweight title. On the latest episode of BJ […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 38 // Alexander Volkanovski | Ray Sefo | Colby Covington | BJ Penn
BJPENN.COM Radio returns at 8PM ET/5PM PT with a stacked guest lineup! 8:15PM ET- We kick things off with featherweight prospect and a big winner from UFC Auckland, Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski. We’ll be recapping his win over Mizuto Hirota and getting the details of the his condition going in. From professional rugby to MMA, […]
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VIDEO | Fired up Colby Covington sends warning to Woodley, ‘Wonderbread’, and others
People don’t like it because I win every second of every minute of every round. #embarrassmenttour #easymoney #nobodycancompetewithme #ufc @ufc A post shared by colbycovington (@colbycovmma) on Jun 18, 2017 at 5:56am PDT On Saturday night in Singapore, rising UFC welterweight Colby Covington picked up the biggest win over his career, dominating the UFC’s seventh-ranked […]
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Colby Covington sets sights on Tyron Woodley: I’ll break him in half
On Saturday morning in Singapore, on the main card of UFC Fight Night 111, American Top Team’s Colby Covington scored a lopsided decision win over the UFC’s number-seven ranked welterweight, Dong Hyun Kim. With this win, the American is likely to burst into the divisional top-10, where more tough challenges are sure to await. Speaking […]
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UFC Singapore Results: Colby Covington dominates Dong Hyun Kim
UFC Singapore Results: Dong Hyun Kim vs. Colby Covington A welterweight scrap between Dong Hyun Kim and Colby Covington took place during today’s UFC Fight Night 111 main card in Singapore. Round one begins and Covington misses with an early kick. Kim presses forward and pushes Colby against the fence. Covington scores a foot sweep […]