Mike Heck at MMAFighting.com<\/a> recently, Covington confirmed that he is interested in making the move to the WWE \u2014 and he believes it could happen in 2021.<\/p>\n\u201cI would say probably 2021. Next summer, not this summer, but next summer. I\u2019ve been practicing moves and really working on my promo and mic skills and just control and slowing things down and understanding the art of wrestling. I want to make sure when I go there I make the biggest splash possible because I\u2019m not here for a long time, I\u2019m here for a good time and I\u2019m not here to make friends, I\u2019m here to make money. When I go over there I want to make Brink\u2019s trucks loads of money,” Covington said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody knows I do good business, I pull numbers, people want to see me, I\u2019m entertaining, and people are divided on me. They hate me and they love me, but it\u2019s all the same thing at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Covington’s immediate goal right now is to get a rematch with Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight championship, it’s clear that he’s thinking ahead to his future, which is never a bad thing considering MMA careers are rarely long. If it’s up to Covington, then his future is going to be in the WWE, and that move may happen sooner than we think.<\/p>\n
How do you think Colby Covington will fare in the WWE ring?<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/13\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington says he plans on making the move to professional wrestling with the WWE in 2021. Covington has taken the pro wrestling approach to his mixed martial arts career in recent years, dropping promos on the mic whenever he can. He is one of the top three welterweights in the world […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54474,"featured_media":303841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[22188,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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