{"id":355271,"date":"2020-07-07T09:44:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=355271"},"modified":"2020-07-07T09:44:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:44:12","slug":"dana-white-colby-covington-was-not-in-consideration-to-replace-gilbert-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-colby-covington-was-not-in-consideration-to-replace-gilbert-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: Colby Covington was not in consideration to replace Gilbert Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White claims Colby Covington was never in consideration to replace Gilbert Burns against Kamaru Usman in the UFC 251 main event.<\/p>\n<p>Until last weekend, Usman, the UFC welterweight champion, was expected to defend his title against Burns at UFC 251. However, Burns then tested positive for COVID-19, thrusting the UFC into a desperate search for a replacement challenger for Usman.<\/p>\n<p>There seemed to be two frontrunners in that search. The first was Jorge Masvidal. The second was Covington, who came up short in an extremely competitive title fight with Usman back in September.<\/p>\n<p>According to White, Covington was never really in consideration during the hunt for Usman&#8217;s next opponent, as Masvidal was always the priority.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana White Says Usman vs. Masvidal NOT for BMF Belt, &#039;That&#039;s a One-and-Done!&#039; | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vyaciauZSbI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were always talking to Masvidal,&#8221; White told <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vyaciauZSbI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ<\/a> when asked if Covington was in the running to fight Usman. &#8220;There was never a situation during the negotiations, if you will, that we didn&#8217;t think that Masvidal was going to take the fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ever since he came up short against Usman in December, Covington has been adamant that he deserves a rematch with the champion. While Masvidal could certainly dethrone Usman at UFC 251 this weekend, Covington envisions a decisive win for the champion\u2014which would seemingly keep the door ajar for their prospective second meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJorge Masvidal is nothing more than a mediocre, middle of the road dude who\u2019s a bum,\u201d Covington <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/colby-covington-shares-prediction-for-kamaru-usman-vs-jorge-masvidal-at-ufc-251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_cupu7moGxA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a> ahead of UFC 251. \u201cHe\u2019s just going out there to take a quick L, he knows he\u2019s gonna take the L, and he wants an easy fall-back plan. \u2018Oh, guys, I only took it on one week\u2019s notice\u2019 \u2013 no, you had the last six months to take it. I already know what the excuses are gonna be this Saturday night. I don\u2019t feel any sympathy for him, he\u2019s gonna get body-bagged. The only way he doesn\u2019t get body-bagged by Marty on Saturday night is if Marty comes down with the \u2018rona\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Colby Covington fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White claims Colby Covington was never in consideration to replace Gilbert Burns against Kamaru Usman in the UFC 251 main event. Until last weekend, Usman, the UFC welterweight champion, was expected to defend his title against Burns at UFC 251. 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