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Nate Diaz doesn’t know<\/a> who Colby Covington is.<\/p>\n

At least, that’s the impression Diaz gave when he was asked about Covington after defeating Anthony Pettis at UFC 241.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho? Who is it? What weight? I don\u2019t know who that is,\u201d Diaz said when asked about Covington post-fight. \u201cSo like, if we have somebody good to fight, that\u2019s who I want to fight. That\u2019s what I\u2019m saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve been here for two weeks and you have a little hype show, I don\u2019t give a sh*t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colby Covington, for what it’s worth, could seemingly care less about this comment from Nate Diaz. And he doesn’t buy it, either.<\/p>\n

He responded to Diaz’s snub on the TSN MMA Show<\/a>\u00a0this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could give a sh*t less about that journeyman Nate Diaz,\u201d Covington said (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cHe\u2019s another .500 level fighter. He wins one fight for every loss and [is] a guy that sits out three years. Who gives a sh*t about that guy. I\u2019ve steamrolled real men that have rag-dolled that little snowflake. The only thing worse than his lisp and his speech impediment is his wrestling.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is, nobody every accused Nate Diaz of being smart but avoiding me and not talking about me might be the smartest thing that b*tch-boy\u2019s ever done. He knows exactly who I am. His brother, we were supposed to set up the fight last year at Madison Square Garden until he got cold feet and pulled out last minute. But they know exactly who I am. I\u2019m the king of the f*cking division. I\u2019ve got a belt around my shoulders, something he\u2019ll never see. The only thing he may ever get a belt in is the weed industry but he needs to stop being hooked on weed and get hooked on phonics. That guy is a mental midget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nate Diaz has recently been linked to a fight Jorge Masvidal, a close friend and training partner of Colby Covington. Despite his friendship with Masvidal, Covington pulled no punches in his assessment of this potential matchup.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, you know, it\u2019s a battle of the journeymen,\u201d Covington said. \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting fight, the battle of the .500 level fighter. Let\u2019s see, Nate Diaz is 1-1 in the last three years, Jorge Masvidal is 2-2 in the last year or two. So it\u2019s a battle of the journeymen. It\u2019s a battle of the .500 fighters so I\u2019m excited to see who comes out on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

If this sounds like Colby Covington taking a shot at Jorge Masvidal, think again. Covington says he’s being honest, and has nothing but respect and love for “Gamebred.”<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, not at all. No trouble in paradise,\u201d Covington said. \u201cHave I said anything that\u2019s a lie? Where\u2019s the lie? I\u2019m saying all truth and facts. If someone gets mad at me for saying facts, then you\u2019re living in denial, you\u2019re living in a delusional world. So there\u2019s no beef. He\u2019s still my best friend. We go way back. You don\u2019t know what me and that guy have been through. We\u2019ve been through so much together so I got nothing but respect and love for him. He\u2019s my brother.”<\/p>\n

Do you believe Nate Diaz doesn’t know who Colby Covington is?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 8\/22\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nate Diaz doesn’t know who Colby Covington is. At least, that’s the impression Diaz gave when he was asked about Covington after defeating Anthony Pettis at UFC 241. \u201cWho? Who is it? What weight? I don\u2019t know who that is,\u201d Diaz said when asked about Covington post-fight. \u201cSo like, if we have somebody good to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":274380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[22188,10123,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nColby Covington fires back after Nate Diaz snub | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nate Diaz claims he doesn't know who Colby Covington is. 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