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Colby Covington (16-4 MMA) and Jorge Masvidal (35-15 MMA) trained together at American Top Team for eight years.<\/p>\n

Yes the two fighters sparred together, lived together and shared a brotherhood between them.<\/p>\n

Apparently that same brotherhood has turned into a rivalry between the two and Bisping doesn’t believe its manufactured or an ‘act’.<\/p>\n

“Everyone that you speak to, by the way, says, ‘No, listen, Colby is a really good dude,”<\/em> Bisping said on his YouTube channel (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>). “He’s just selling fights. He’s putting on a persona. And maybe that’s true. If he’s doing it, if he is acting, then give the man a f*cking Oscar because he is acting his socks off each and every time.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Colby has taken aim at Masvidal’s personal life and by doing so Bisping finds it tough to believe it’s just an ‘act’.<\/p>\n

“This stuff, going after Masvidal’s ex-wife, calling him a bad father and stuff like that, I don’t think that’s playing a part”<\/em> Bisping said. “I mean listen, any time two guys know each other, when they used to live with one another like they did, they know a lot of personal stuff about one another and then that’s when the rivalry or the hatred, for want of a better word, can get real thick.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether you believe it’s an act or a genuine rivalry, Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal will headline UFC 272 in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5<\/a>th. This may be a way of finally settling their differences and what better way than meeting head on in the Octagon.<\/p>\n

Do you believe the rivalry between Colby and Jorge is in fact real? Or is it just a way of getting fans wound up thus creating excitement for their upcoming bout? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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