{"id":245801,"date":"2017-08-02T08:41:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T15:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=245801"},"modified":"2017-08-02T08:41:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T15:41:30","slug":"colby-covington-explains-sided-dana-white-tyron-woodley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/colby-covington\/colby-covington-explains-sided-dana-white-tyron-woodley\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington explains why he sided with Dana White against Tyron Woodley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 information if he didn&#8217;t receive a public apology from White. From there, a third party entered the fray in <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/colby-covington\/colby-covington-sets-sights-tyron-woodley\/\">rising UFC welterweight contender<\/a> Colby Covington. Covington <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/colby-covington-backs-dana-white-threatens-release-life-ruining-dirt-tyron-woodley\/\">sided with White<\/a>, telling the UFC boss that he had information about Woodley that could be used in retaliation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don&#8217;t worry boss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\">@danawhite<\/a> I know some serious dirt on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TWooodley\">@TWooodley<\/a> that would ruin his life. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fake?src=hash\">#fake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MK9SdXRgge\">https:\/\/t.co\/MK9SdXRgge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA\/status\/892190654687842304\">August 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Covington&#8217;s injecting himself into the situation didn&#8217;t go over well with his fellow fighters and the fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Those fighters that stand for the company against their fellow martial artists are the lowest of the low. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/houseninjas?src=hash\">#houseninjas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ufc?src=hash\">#ufc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kajan johnson (@IamRagin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamRagin\/status\/892441885259649025\">August 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Covington&#8217;s siding with White wasn&#8217;t exactly popular move, he defended his choice to do so in a recent conversation with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/08\/colby-covington-tweet-dana-white-tyron-woodley-dirt-ufc-214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWhat I would say is, where\u2019s the money?\u201d Covington said. \u201cIt\u2019s all about the money in this game. I\u2019m trying to get the No. 1 spot and make a financially better future for me and my family. (Expletive) everybody else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a career move, if you want to call it that,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m looking for big fights, and I\u2019ve got to promote and market myself any way I can. If people hate me and want to see me get knocked the (expletive) out, then sign someone the (expletive) up. I guarantee there\u2019s not a man in the world that can knock me out now. It\u2019s just a reminder that I am the No. 1 best fighter in the world right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What do you make of this Tyron Woodley &#8211; Colby Covington beef?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/2\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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