{"id":340026,"date":"2020-02-03T11:22:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=340026"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:22:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:22:15","slug":"colby-covington-kamaru-usman-is-the-second-best-fighter-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/colby-covington-kamaru-usman-is-the-second-best-fighter-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington: Kamaru Usman is the &#8216;second best&#8217; fighter in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington went uncharacteristically quiet after his UFC 245 welterweight title fight fight with Kamaru Usman, which he lost via fifth-round TKO after four razor-close rounds. That period of silence has ended.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the outspoken welterweight star is back in the headlines will all of the confidence and bravado for which he&#8217;s become known.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show<\/a> on Monday, Covington looked back on his loss to Usman, declaring the champion the &#8220;second best&#8221; fighter in the world, and assuring that he and Usman are on a totally different level than their rivals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> calls Kamaru Usman the &quot;second best&quot; fighter in the world. Says himself and Usman are on a different level than the rest of the division. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelwaniShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelwaniShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA On Point (@OnPointMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnPointMMA\/status\/1224406871240511488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Covington did give Usman&#8217;s skill a bit of a nod, he then reverted back to his typical trash talking, disparaging the champion for his personality.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> calls Kamaru Usman a &quot;human trash bag&quot; and says Usman has the charisma of a mop. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelwaniShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelwaniShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA On Point (@OnPointMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnPointMMA\/status\/1224407421625479176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Covington also addressed the stoppage in his UFC 245 fight with Usman, which some fans felt was a tad premature. He believes referee Marc Goddard grossly overstepped by stopping the fight when he did, and vowed not to let Goddard officiate his fights in the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> says that referee Marc Goddard should have been a &quot;fly on the wall&quot; inside of the Octagon during his fight against Kamaru Usman but Goddard &quot;wanted to make it all about himself.&quot; Says Goddard shouldn&#39;t be allowed to referee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelwaniShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelwaniShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA On Point (@OnPointMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnPointMMA\/status\/1224407966662696964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> promises he&#39;ll never let Marc Goddard referee one of his fights again. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelwaniShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelwaniShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA On Point (@OnPointMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnPointMMA\/status\/1224408489969188864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Covington is clearly disappointed about the result of his fight with Kamaru Usman, he&#8217;s confident he&#8217;ll become the welterweight champion in the near future, and wants a rematch with Usman ASAP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> says he will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> welterweight champion by this time next year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelwaniShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelwaniShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA On Point (@OnPointMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnPointMMA\/status\/1224409477748875267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> says he wants an immediate rematch against Kamaru Usman for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> welterweight title. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelwaniShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelwaniShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA On Point (@OnPointMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnPointMMA\/status\/1224406638733545475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For what it&#8217;s worth, Usman seems to have very similar opinions to Covington, having recently<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kamaru-usman-gives-props-to-colby-covington-expects-rematch\/\"> acknowledged<\/a> his rival&#8217;s skill and conceded that they&#8217;re likely to rematch in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really showed how good he is, and I give respect when respect is due,\u201d Usman said of Covington on the Joe Rogan Experience. \u201cI\u2019m no hater. I know he could fight. I know he was good. I knew he was tough and I knew he was a competitor, as well. He\u2019s always been a competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a tough guy, and at the end of the day, to make fantastic fights, you got to have the right dance partner, and he was the right dance partner. To be honest with you, if I didn\u2019t take too much out of him \u2013 because each fight takes something from you internally \u2013 so if I didn\u2019t take too much from him, I think I might see him again, to be honest, because it\u2019s clear that we are the best two guys in the division, and so yeah, I look forward to seeing him again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman will fight again in the future?<\/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 2\/3\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington went uncharacteristically quiet after his UFC 245 welterweight title fight fight with Kamaru Usman, which he lost via fifth-round TKO after four razor-close rounds. That period of silence has ended. 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