{"id":321096,"date":"2019-08-01T09:45:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=321096"},"modified":"2019-08-01T09:45:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:45:39","slug":"colby-covington-dismisses-jorge-masvidals-claim-to-a-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/colby-covington-dismisses-jorge-masvidals-claim-to-a-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington dismisses Jorge Masvidal&#8217;s claim to a title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal are the two top contenders in the UFC welterweight division. Both are seemingly right on the cusp of a shot at reigning champ Kamaru Usman, and could conceivably be fighting each other for the title in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, they&#8217;re good friends and training partners; a dynamic duo like Batman and Robin, according to Covington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are one of the greatest duos in MMA history,\u201d Covington told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/ufc-colby-covington-jorge-masvial-batman-and-robin-of-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a> recently. \u201cWe\u2019re the Batman and Robin of MMA right now. Of course, I\u2019m Batman, and he\u2019s Robin, but it\u2019s a dynamic duo, and we\u2019re doing great things in the sport. But he\u2019s going to sit back while I get my undisputed title shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Covington went on to explain why he deserves a title shot ahead of his good friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at his resume; look at mine. He\u2019s on a two-fight win streak,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s 2-2 in his last four fights, so you\u2019re going to give a 50-50 fighter a title shot? That doesn\u2019t really make a lot of sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colby Covington will return to the cage on Saturday night in Newark, where he&#8217;ll battle former champion Robbie Lawler in hopes of clinching his title shot. Jorge Masvidal does not have a fight booked at present, but the two welterweights have stopped training together at American Top Team, sensing that they could soon share the cage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cNo. Jorge and Colby aren\u2019t training together anymore. They are in the gym together at the same time, but they both see the writing on the wall they have to fight each other,\u201d ATT owner Dan Lambert told <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/att-owner-reveals-colby-covington-and-jorge-masvidal-are-no-longer-training-together\/\">BJPENN.com<\/a> recently. \u201cThey have gone their own ways in terms of training as they aren\u2019t training together and I don\u2019t blame them as they will have to potentially fight each other soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do you think Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal will end up fighting?<\/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\/1\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal are the two top contenders in the UFC welterweight division. 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