{"id":265390,"date":"2017-12-09T12:53:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T20:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=265390"},"modified":"2017-12-09T12:53:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T20:53:54","slug":"colby-covington-become-much-ufc-fighters-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/colby-covington\/colby-covington-become-much-ufc-fighters-handle\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington Has Become Too Much for These UFC Fighters to Handle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington has been making a case for a shot at welterweight champion Tyron Woodley for awhile now, but it&#8217;s been more than just talk. He did end up with a win over the last title challenger in grappling guru Demian Maia. This only heated up his rampage promotional tour to make sure Woodley, and every other welterweight for that matter, knew he was the new man to beat at 170-pounds. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/colby-covington\/video-colby-covington-calls-tyron-woodley-impact-wrestling\/\">His relentless tirade<\/a> looks like it has resulted in a roster-wide blocking on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can block it on twitter but the chaos sensation is sweeping the world!!! It can&#8217;t be stopped!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ks0T2c3AWn\">pic.twitter.com\/ks0T2c3AWn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA\/status\/939218394376753152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<span>I think people can learn from Colby [Covington].\u00a0<\/span><span>He\u2019s going to be in that pool by himself, because all these crybabies can\u2019t stand to hear anybody boo them. He\u2019s just being himself and it\u2019s what all fighters should do. We\u2019ll see these fighters come out. They want to act like some religious angel or they\u2019re the world\u2019s nicest guy, when they\u2019re nothing more than a dirty rotten cage fighter.\u00a0Be whoever you are. If you\u2019re a funny guy, be the funny guy. If you\u2019re the smart ass, be the smart ass, but just be who you are. Don\u2019t try to fool any of us, and Colby\u2019s not. This is who he is. I\u2019ve known him since he was 11 years old. He\u2019s not working an angle here. This isn\u2019t some act, he\u2019s just sick of staying quiet.&#8221;\u00a0\u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-chael-sonnen-believes-owe-colby-covington-thank\/\">Chael Sonnen speaking on our own BJ Penn Radio<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who can forget <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/colby-covington\/breaking-video-colby-covington-fabricio-werdum-got-heated-altercation-sydney\/\">his boomerang altercation<\/a> in Australia with UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum? It seems like the fallout from that stemming from his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/colby-covington\/video-colby-covington-trashed-brazil-and-called-out-tyron-woodley-in-post-fight-interview\/\">controversial statements about Brazil<\/a> has also resulted in a block from Werdum as well. Tyron Woodley and Rafael dos Anjos are now sage from his attacks on Twitter, but that won&#8217;t stop Colby Covington from talking and definitely won&#8217;t prevent the welterweight contender from pursuing fights with anyone he needs to get that title.<\/p>\n<p><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 12\/9\/2017<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington has been making a case for a shot at welterweight champion Tyron Woodley for awhile now, but it&#8217;s been more than just talk. 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