MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll show him my wrestling, he knows all my stuff and I know all his stuff.\u201d<\/p>\nColby Covington continued by suggesting that Masvidal’s management, the Kawa brothers, are trying to turn his longtime friend against him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have a problem with it but I think him and his management, the Kawa\u2019s, the scum Kawa brothers [Malki and Abraham] would have a problem with it. Those guys are the shadiest in the business and they\u2019ve tried to turn him against me. I wouldn\u2019t have a problem with it but I think he would have a problem with it. He needs to make fights personal to go out there and if he needs to make this personal just for one fight and we do business then we become friends the next day, I understand that because this is the fight business.\u201d<\/p>\n
Who do you think would emerge victorious if Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal eventually square off inside of the UFC Octagon? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on BJPENN.com August 3, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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