{"id":321235,"date":"2019-08-02T10:18:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T17:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=321235"},"modified":"2019-08-02T10:18:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T17:18:37","slug":"video-robbie-lawler-colby-covington-have-tense-staredown-in-newark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-robbie-lawler-colby-covington-have-tense-staredown-in-newark\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Robbie Lawler, Colby Covington have tense staredown in Newark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Newark, former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will collide with former interim champ Colby Covington.<\/p>\n<p>For Lawler, this bout represents the chance to rebound from two-straight losses. For Covington, meanwhile, it&#8217;s an opportunity to stake his claim to the next shot at the UFC welterweight title.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the two welterweight rivals, who used to train together at American Top Team, took the stage in Newark for a pre-fight staredown. Covington \u2014 just has he has for the last few weeks \u2014 let loose a bit of trash talk. Lawler, meanwhile, scowled like he is very, very excited to get into the cage \u2014 the place where he does his talking.<\/p>\n<p>See this tense staredown below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1157319637232693248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ariel Helwani<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mr. Lawler does not seem impressed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BA6ocDbflf\">pic.twitter.com\/BA6ocDbflf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1157319637232693248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thus far, Robbie Lawler has had a pretty calm attitude with respect to Covington&#8217;s trash talk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really pay attention to those things,\u201d Lawler told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/ufc-on-espn-5-robbie-lawler-att-colby-covington-talk?utm_source=smg&amp;utm_medium=wasabi&amp;utm_content=home-hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a> ahead of UFC on ESPN 5. \u201cIt\u2019s not a reflection of me. He\u2019s doing what he thinks he needs to do to create whatever he needs to create and I\u2019m just going to stay in my lane and train hard and get ready for [the] fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really care (what he says). It doesn\u2019t bother me. I\u2019m happy, my family\u2019s happy, I\u2019m happy with where I\u2019m going and how I\u2019m doing. I don\u2019t really look in the past and I\u2019m trying to learn and keep growing and be a better fighter and be a better person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think will happen when the cage door closes on Robbie Lawler and Colby Covington in Newark on Saturday night?<\/p>\n<p>The fight will air on ESPN. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/how-to-watch-ufc\/\">Here&#8217;s how to watch it<\/a>.<\/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\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Newark, former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will collide with former interim champ Colby Covington. For Lawler, this bout represents the chance to rebound from two-straight losses. For Covington, meanwhile, it&#8217;s an opportunity to stake his claim to the next shot at the UFC welterweight title. 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