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Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington is going to be a great fight between two men that used to be best friends. The main event of UFC 272 is seen as a striker vs wrestler matchup. Sean O’Malley sees the fight as being a lot closer than many are expecting. Many, including Chael Sonnen, are expecting […]

Chael Sonnen recently gave his take on Jorge Masvidal fighting Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 272. The fight is a huge grudge match and currently, Covington is the favorite to win it. Chael Sonnen was surprised Jorge Masvidal took the fight and gave him great praise for it. He feels like the […]

Chael Sonnen wants there to be a little more at stake for the main event of UFC 272. Currently, it’s a grudge match between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal with only pride currently at stake. Chael Sonnen thinks the main event could potentially be for the BMF title that was created back in November for […]

It was announced this week that Colby Covington will be taking on Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 272. Many fighters have given their takes on the fight including light heavyweight title contender, Anthony Smith. Anthony Smith has proven to be an excellent analyst in the UFC and is good at analyzing matchups. […]

Michael Bisping recently spoke about Colby Covington and the character he puts on. The UFC welterweight has a pro-wrestling style character that he plays and he’s known for crossing the line. It has worked to an extent and he has become a big name in the UFC. Michael Bisping recently talked about Covington outside of […]

Colby Covington has kicked off the trash talk with Jorge Masvidal and things have already gotten ugly. The two are set to headline UFC 270 and the build-up to the event is expected to be both fun and brutal. Colby Covington went off on Jorge Masvidal in a recent interview with The Mac Life and […]

Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal are finally booked to face each other as the main event of UFC 272. The fight comes after months of the two going at each other and setting up the future matchup. Jorge Masvidal was supposed to face Leon Edwards at UFC 269 but was forced to pull out due […]

Colby Covington has made it a habit to fire shots at everyone, even fighters he would never fight. Recently he went after former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and questioned his legacy. He believes Charles Oliveira negatively impacts the Russian’s legacy. Colby Covington doesn’t believe Khabib Nurmagomedov has fought someone well-rounded or even a decent […]

Belal Muhammad has a big fight in front of him after beating Colby Covington at UFC Vegas 45. It appears like that could be a huge fight with Colby Covington. Belal Muhammad has serious beef with Colby Covington and he’s not afraid to express his hatred for the former title challenger. The UFC welterweight has […]

Belal Muhammad has widely been regarded as a nice guy since he’s been in the UFC. The welterweight takes on another nice guy in Stephen Thompson at UFC Vegas 45 on Saturday. Where Belal Muhammad stops being a nice guy is on the subject of Colby Covington. The UFC welterweight can’t help but express his […]

Colby Covington has no limits when it comes to talking trash to potential opponents in the UFC. Now he’s taking aim at Dustin Poirier and that includes his family too. Colby Covington spoke to The Schmo about Dustin Poirier and he doesn’t hold back on the UFC fighter. The former title challenger wants him to […]

Colby Covington has been looking for the perfect opponent to book his next fight in the UFC. It has to be someone with a big name and a story to rival him. It appears he wants someone from his former gym American Top Team, either UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal or Dustin Poirier. UFC lightweight Dustin […]

UFC contender Colby Covington seemingly has beef with everyone at his former gym, American Top Team. The UFC welterweight made sure to come after Dustin Poirier for his loss to Charles Oliveria and he did not hold back. The former UFC welterweight title challenger called him a ‘quitter’ and questioned his work ethic. Colby Covington […]

Colby Covington is not exactly a fan of anyone on the UFC roster. It appears as though he has a special relationship with Nigerians, more specifically Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya. Colby Covington recently fought Kamaru Usman at UFC 268. The fight didn’t go his way and now he finds himself figuring out what’s next. […]

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington have a very complicated story in the UFC. The two men fought each other twice with Usman coming out on top both times. Kamaru Usman stopped by the Full Send Podcast where he told a hilarious story of the origins of his beef with Colby Covington. The UFC champion found […]

Colby Covington has been trying his hardest to create beef with every fighter in the UFC. That especially goes for Kamaru Usman. The two were seen talking after their fight at UFC 268 and it seemed like they were saying nice things. The referee eventually separated the two while laughing about how nice they were […]

Khamzat Chimaev has been calling out anyone and everyone that he possibly can. The UFC welterweight appears to have set his sights on Colby Covington. The two have gone back and forth before but it appears the beef has become more serious between the UFC welterweights. Colby Covington was asked last week about fighting Khamzat […]

John McCarthy is no stranger to hot takes in the MMA world. The former referee recently spoke about the UFC welterweights Colby Covington and Khamzat Chimaev. John McCarthy has some interesting thoughts on the two UFC welterweights. He believes Colby Covington is looking to fight Khamzat Chimaev while he’s still young in his career. “Colby’s […]

Colby Covington has had no problem firing shots at just about everyone in the UFC, including Jorge Masvidal. They don’t even have to be a welterweight to get blasted by the former interim champion. Khamzat Chimaev recently came in the line of fire when Colby Covington was asked about facing him. The UFC could have […]

Kamaru Usman had a big obstacle ahead of him when he faced Colby Covington at UFC 268. It wasn’t just his opponent though, he was sporting a big injury. Kamaru Usman recently went on the Full Send Podcast and surprisingly revealed that he broke his right hand three weeks before the fight. UFC 268 was the […]

Colby Covington somehow still has strong ties to his former gym American Top Team. So strong in fact that he has a mole that revealed to him the injury that forced Jorge Masvidal out of UFC 269. In MMA, it’s common practice to not reveal injuries, whether after fights or even during training camp. You […]

Colby Covington unsurprisingly had some strong opinions on former UFC champion Conor McGregor. The UFC welterweight title challenger has been firing shots on absolutely everyone he can including Jon Jones and Kamaru Usman. Now Colby Covington has turned his attention to Conor McGregor. The former UFC champion had quite the fall from grace in recent […]

UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington did not mince his words when talking about Jon Jones. An array of run-ins with the law has affected Jon Jones ties with the UFC. Though he recently revealed that he has been doing things different now, former UFC interim welterweight champ Colby Covington is not buying it. According to […]

Colby Covington is back! That means the flamethrower that is his mouth is back too! The UFC 268 title challenger has been firing shots at everyone, including the champion Kamaru Usman. Colby Covington doesn’t think Kamaru Usman won their bout at UFC 268. He told Submission Radio about how the fight should have been scored. […]

Colby Covington knows what he wants to do next in his UFC career. He wants to coach The Ultimate Fighter against Jorge Masvidal. Colby Covington sees this as an opportunity to revive the show and build up a top UFC welterweight fight. Jorge Masvidal recently spoke on the subject and said he wasn’t interested in […]

Colby Covington managed to get the inside scoop on Jorge Masvidal’s injury that forced him out of his UFC 269 fight against Leon Edwards. The UFC title challenger used to train at the same gym in South Florida, American Top Team. Colby Covington went on Submission Radio and explained everything. The UFC welterweight had all […]

Colby Covington has apparently not buried the hatchet with Kamaru Usman following UFC 268. The two appeared to be cool after the fight. Colby Covington went to the UFC 268 post-fight press conference and had some harsh words for Kamaru Usman. “He’s a cheating coward. I have no respect for that guy,” Covington said when […]

Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington appear to be on a collision course following UFC 268. The two former friends have been jawing at each other for a while now. Colby Covington kicked things off by calling out Jorge Masvidal at the UFC 268 post-fight press conference. It was only natural that Covington aimed for a […]

Reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is sure about a lot of things involving his bitter rival Colby Covington. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington went at it again for another 25 minutes inside the octagon at UFC 268. In the end, the defending UFC welterweight champ still got his hand raised, scoring a unanimous decision […]

UFC 268 is upon us, with a massive main card featuring Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. This will be the second time these two welterweights battle it out in the Octagon, with Usman winning their last fight in the fifth round via knockout in 2019. President Dana White had some huge praise for the Nigerian […]

Kamaru Usman may not be as far from retirement as we think. Going into UFC 268, it appears Usman has been thinking of calling it a career in the near future. Kamaru Usman recently made some comments at a UFC 268 press conference that hinted at retirement. He was asked about Khamzat Chimaev and smoothly […]

UFC fans have been waiting to find out the future of Nate Diaz for what feels like forever. The welterweight contender has been hinting at who he wants next and it seems like he has changed his target. Nate Diaz had wanted a bout with Tony Ferguson and Vicente Luque. It seemed like those fights […]

Colby Covington heads into UFC 268 with a new mindset and new cornermen. The welterweight contender changed gyms and now finds himself with a whole new team in his corner. He believes this change will be a big benefit in his rematch against Kamaru Usman at UFC 268. Colby Covington blames his last corner for […]

Josh Thomson spoke about welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev’s victory at UFC 267 on his podcast, WEIGHIN’ IN. While the Sweden-based fighter impressed many people, Thomson found himself doubting he could beat two top welterweights. “I think no matter what, he has a hard time with Colby Covington, and [Kamaru Usman],” Josh Thomson said (h/t Sportskeeda). […]

Colby Covington is definitely not a fan of UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. He’s set to meet him in the main event of UFC 268 and continues to fire shots his way. The latest has been Colby Covington’s refusal to give credit to the champion’s title reign. Covington has been less than impressed by Kamaru […]

Colby Covington is famous for firing shots and just about anyone. The latest person that got hit full force was rising contender Khamzat Chimaev. Khamzat Chimaev returned after almost a year off and beat Li Jingliang with ease at UFC 267. Before that he almost retired after having severe complications from COVID. His lungs had […]

Colby Covington had a lot of complaints following his UFC 245 fight against champion Kamaru Usman. One of those was that people were claiming he had broken his jaw in the contest. Colby Covington spoke to ESPN about the reports of the broken jaw and why he stayed silent after the fight. He claims the […]

Khamzat Chimaev has always had big goals in his fighting career. The plan has always been to ‘smesh’ his opponents and he doesn’t even care in what weight class. Khamzat Chimaev last competed at middleweight against Gerald Meerschaert, the outing saw him earn a quick KO. The rule for him has always been to fight […]

Colby Covington has been going after Kamaru Usman for some time. The two have jabbed at each other for years and it’s only gotten worse after they fought back in December 2019. The fight was a very exciting one that saw the two men go back and forth for four rounds. Many had it scored […]