{"id":264093,"date":"2017-11-19T14:40:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T22:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=264093"},"modified":"2017-11-19T14:40:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T22:40:50","slug":"exclusive-colby-covington-goes-off-unprofessional-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-colby-covington-goes-off-unprofessional-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington goes off on “unprofessional” Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surging UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has made a lot of headlines in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

It all started last month in Brazil after Covington scored a unanimous decision over hometown favorite Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 119<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In his post-fight interview “Chaos” called the country “a dump” and said that the people of Brazil “sucked” and were “filthy animals”.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should have knocked him (Demian Maia) out. Brazil you\u2019re a dump! All you filthy animals suck! I\u2019ve got one thing to say.. Tyron Woodley I\u2019m coming for you! If you don\u2019t answer the front door, I am going to knock it in and take what\u2019s mine, that welterweight belt!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Most recently, Covington made headlines in Australia after getting in an altercation with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.<\/p>\n

The altercation, which included Werdum throwing a boomerang at Covington<\/a>, resulted in Colby pressing charges against the Brazilian standout<\/a>. The altercation also forced the UFC brass to send Colby home early, as he was expected to be a guest fighter at last night’s UFC event in Sydney.<\/p>\n

While Covington has clearly been a busy man, he did find the time to talk with BJPENN RADIO earlier this week.<\/p>\n

During his conversation with host Kinch, Covington was asked to share his thoughts on Conor McGregor’s antics at Bellator 187.<\/p>\n

For those who didn’t already know, “The Notorious” jumped into the cage at Bellator 187 and proceeded to push referee Marc Goddard and slap a commissioner while attempting to “celebrate” with teammate Charlie Ward. <\/p>\n

Covington had the following to say about “Mystic Mac’s” actions at Bellator 187.<\/p>\n

“You know, he’s just, he’s classless, man.”<\/em> Covington said of current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. “You know, when you get to that money and that fame, you know, it’s like, dude, you’re not … You need to stop acting like you walk on water, dude. You’re not above people, bro. You can’t just do that (expletive) and jump over cages. What is this, a circus? Like, this is a professional sport, man. Act like a professional athlete. He needs to conduct himself in a professional manner man. He’s walking around like he’s the hottest thing since (expletive) sliced bread. But, you know, at the end of the day, the guy needs to (expletive) get a reality check.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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