{"id":325131,"date":"2019-09-11T17:17:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T00:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=325131"},"modified":"2019-09-11T17:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T00:17:24","slug":"bjpenn-com-radio-ep-122-colby-covington-al-iaquinta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/podcasts\/bjpenn-com-radio-ep-122-colby-covington-al-iaquinta\/","title":{"rendered":"BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 122 \/\/ Colby Covington | Al Iaquinta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Colby Covington<\/strong> returns to address the title situation regarding Kamaru Usman, and respond to Jorge Masvidal\u2019s verbal assault from earlier this week. Covington was expected to face Usman at UFC 244 in November at Madison Square Garden following his dominate performance against Robbie Lawler. However, after being offered the fight with an unappealing payday attached, Colby refuted the UFC\u2019s offer and attempted to enter negotiations. Unwilling to do so, the UFC instead booked Masvidal vs Diaz for the main event at UFC 244. Leaving Covington without his title fight, and prompting him to take jabs at his former friend on social media. As this situation continues to escalate at a furious pace, we\u2019ll hear Covington\u2019s response to Masvidal\u2019s recent tirade and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"castos-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/bjpenn.castos.com\/player\/111589\" width=\"550\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Al Iaquinta<\/strong> closes out this episode as he previews his upcoming showdown with Dan Hooker at UFC 243 in Australia. Coming off a hard-fought loss to Donald Cerrone in May, Iaquinta now looks to show the lightweight division that he\u2019s not only an incredibly tough competitor, but a skillful one at that. We\u2019ll breakdown the matchup against Hooker, hear Al\u2019s thoughts on the current title picture at 155 pounds, and where he fits into the mix. Still being arguably the toughest matchup Nurmagomedov has faced to date, we\u2019ll also hear Iaquinta\u2019s assessment of Dustin Porier\u2019s performance over the weekend, and what Al believes it will take to dethrone Khabib.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe and share!<\/p>\n<p><strong>PODCASTS<\/strong> \/\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/podcasts\/\"><strong>Homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/0fficialbjpenn\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/bjpenn.com-radio-show\/id1196642523?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/bjpenncom-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/BJPENNCOM-Radio-p962268\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington returns to address the title situation regarding Kamaru Usman, and respond to Jorge Masvidal\u2019s verbal assault from earlier this week. Covington was expected to face Usman at UFC 244 in November at Madison Square Garden following his dominate performance against Robbie Lawler. 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