{"id":328988,"date":"2019-10-21T06:14:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=328988"},"modified":"2019-10-21T06:14:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T13:14:47","slug":"colby-covington-set-to-stay-at-american-top-team-despite-recent-feuds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/colby-covington-set-to-stay-at-american-top-team-despite-recent-feuds\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington set to stay at American Top Team despite recent feuds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has confirmed that he will not be leaving American Top Team following recent disputes with his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>Covington (15-1) has won his last seven fights and will <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-responds-after-colby-covington-warns-against-putting-the-belt-on-his-waist-at-ufc-245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship<\/a> at UFC 245 in December. Prior to that, however, one issue that needed to be resolved was the ongoing problems between himself and several members of ATT.<\/p>\n<p>Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Dustin Poirier and even Jorge Masvidal all got into a war of words with Covington as a result of his outspoken behaviour since rising to the forefront of the 170-pound division. Despite all of the drama, though, the former interim champion has assured everyone that it won&#8217;t lead to his departure from American Top Team.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 245: Colby Covington Rips Jorge Masvidal, BMF Belt, Kamaru Usman, Threatens Dana White\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vcn90Iq4mEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Covington was speaking during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vcn90Iq4mEgc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submission Radio<\/a> and had the following to say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt wasn\u2019t more about training anywhere else, it was more about just staying away from the distractions, the drama that\u2019s going on at the gym. Obviously, everybody in the gym\u2019s jealous of me,&#8221; Covington said (transcript via MMA Mania). &#8220;I\u2019ve got a lot of haters in the world, and that\u2019s just how the world is today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"f13YAo\">\u201dSo, I was deciding whether or not I just take a little break and just train behind closed doors, you know, at a private gym, just a no-name type gym and just go to American Top Team for sparring or what I was gonna do. But ultimately, Dan Lambert sat everybody down and made sure we\u2019re on the same page and just made sure that nothing\u2019s gonna go down on our gym floors. That\u2019s sacred ground at American Top Team and you don\u2019t cross those rules that Dan Lambert set forth or there will be repercussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the manner in which the controversial star has gone about his business has certainly caused a stir, there&#8217;s no denying the fact that fans will continue to tune in to see him fight. After all, controversy creates cash.<\/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 10\/21\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has confirmed that he will not be leaving American Top Team following recent disputes with his teammates. Covington (15-1) has won his last seven fights and will challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 245 in December. 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