Tag: Colby Covington

Colby Covington: Leon Edwards Should’ve Been Disqualified At UFC Vegas 21

Colby CovingtonColby Covington remains unimpressed with Leon Edwards and believes the Englishman should’ve been disqualified at UFC Vegas 21. ‘Rocky’ was originally set to fight Khamzat Chimaev on March 13 but the undefeated Swedish fighter was forced out of the bout as he continues to recover from COVID-19. Covington was offered the chance to step into […]

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Colby Covington remains unimpressed with Leon Edwards and believes the Englishman should’ve been disqualified at UFC Vegas 21.

‘Rocky’ was originally set to fight Khamzat Chimaev on March 13 but the undefeated Swedish fighter was forced out of the bout as he continues to recover from COVID-19.

Covington was offered the chance to step into the main event slot opposite Edwards but turned down the fight. ‘Chaos’ continues to campaign for a rematch with UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ previously stopped Covington in the fifth and final round at UFC 245.

On Saturday night, Edwards looked impressive early before an inadvertent eye poke brought an end to his fight with late-replacement opponent Belal Muhammad.

Post-fight, Edwards revealed he is not interested in running things back with Muhammad and thinks he’s already done enough to earn a shot at UFC gold.

During a recent interview with Submission Radio, Covington gave his thoughts on Edwards and his long-awaited comeback fight at UFC Vegas 21.

“I’ve watched little tapes from here, bits and pieces from the past, and I don’t see anything special. I see a bum,” Covington said about Edwards. “I see a guy that hasn’t fought in two years. What’s the criteria for the rankings? How is he still in the rankings? I know that before they pulled him out of the rankings because of the inactivity and he was ducking fights. He didn’t want to fight little Wonderboy. He didn’t want to fight someone else.

“So, they pulled him out of the rankings,” Covington continued. “But now he’s back in the rankings, he still hasn’t fought in two years. He has a no contest – which by the way, that should have been a disqualification, because he did poke the guy in the face in the first round. And backstage, I know that Herb Dean gave them the warning, hey, don’t poke anybody in the eye. Cause that’s the instruction they give every time before you go out for a fight. So, he should have been disqualified. I don’t know how that was a no contest. But that being said, he still hasn’t fought in two years.”

Do you agree with Colby Covington? Should Leon Edwards have been disqualified at UFC Vegas 21?

Covington Gives Uncensored, NSFW Details On Recent Fight Negotiations

Colby Covington is not known to have a filter when placed in front of a camera, and he certainly continued to live up to that reputation and then some when discussing some details behind his recent fight negotiations. Last Saturday at UFC Vegas 21, Leo…

Colby Covington is not known to have a filter when placed in front of a camera, and he certainly continued to live up to that reputation and then some when discussing some details behind his recent fight negotiations. Last Saturday at UFC Vegas 21, Leon Edwards took on Belal Muhammad in the night’s main event. […]

Leon Edwards: Colby Covington Doesn’t Want To Work For Title Shot

Leon Edwards does not believe that Colby Covington is willing to earn another world title shot the hard way. This Saturday night at UFC Vegas 21, Leon Edwards will look to punch his ticket to the front of the welterweight contender’s line when he headl…

Leon Edwards does not believe that Colby Covington is willing to earn another world title shot the hard way. This Saturday night at UFC Vegas 21, Leon Edwards will look to punch his ticket to the front of the welterweight contender’s line when he headlines against Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad. As worthy of an […]

Leon Edwards Talks About ‘Weird Geezer’ Covington Refusing To Fight Him

Leon EdwardsUFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards was surprised when fellow 170lb title hopeful Colby Covington refused a fight with him. Edwards is set to end his lengthy layoff at UFC Vegas 21 this weekend. The Englishman was supposed to fight Khamzat Chimaev in the main event before the undefeated Swedish prospect fell out of the bout […]

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UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards was surprised when fellow 170lb title hopeful Colby Covington refused a fight with him.

Edwards is set to end his lengthy layoff at UFC Vegas 21 this weekend.

The Englishman was supposed to fight Khamzat Chimaev in the main event before the undefeated Swedish prospect fell out of the bout due to health issues relating to contracting COVID-19. He has since announced his retirement from the sport at just 26-years-old. Although many are hoping Chimaev will be able to recover and return to the sport in the near future.

UFC president Dana White publicly stated that he was trying to book Edwards against Covington on the same card exciting fight fans. However, ‘Chaos’ was quick to shut down the match-up as he continues to campaign for an immediate shot at welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.

During a recent interview with James Lynch of MMA News, Edwards commented on Covington “running” from a fight with him.

“I thought he would have stepped up,” Edwards said. “He talks a lot of shit in social media, when it’s time to fight real fighters he goes running to make excuses. I wasn’t shocked, really. It’s kind of his character, right? He doesn’t want to fight a top guy and want to sit on the sideline saying he wants a title shot and doesn’t want to work for a title shot. But it is what it is.”

‘Rocky’ later gave his thoughts on Covignton referring to him as “Leon Scott.”

“He is a weird man,” Edwards said. “He is like a weird, weird geezer. I don’t know.” (Transcribed by Essentially Sports)

Belal Muhammad is the man who eventually stepped up to fight Edwards on March 13. The #14 ranked welterweight is coming off an impressive victory over Dhiego Lima at UFC 258 which stretched his win streak to four.

Do you agree with Leon Edwards? Is Colby Covington running from the tough fights?

Jorge Masvidal Eyeing August Or September Return: Somebody Is Getting Baptized

MasvidalWith rumblings suggesting current BMF championship holder, Jorge Masvidal is set to earn an immediate rematch with Kamaru Usman for the undisputed welterweight championship in his next matchup — the Floridian is currently targeting a return to the Octagon in August or September.  Dropping a unanimous decision shutout loss to incumbent 170-pound champion, Usman at […]

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With rumblings suggesting current BMF championship holder, Jorge Masvidal is set to earn an immediate rematch with Kamaru Usman for the undisputed welterweight championship in his next matchup — the Floridian is currently targeting a return to the Octagon in August or September. 

Dropping a unanimous decision shutout loss to incumbent 170-pound champion, Usman at UFC 251 on ‘Fight Island’ last July — Masvidal was the subject of a somewhat surprising callout from Usman following his successful title knockback against former Sanford MMA teammate, Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 in February. 

Masvidal replaced Burns on just six day’s notice back in July of last year, and Usman has now claimed that if he clashed with the American Top Team veteran again — he would put him in a “coffin“, and how he wants to leave Masvidal no excuses this time around. 

Masvidal, who attended Canelo Alvarez’s knockout win over Avni Yildirim last night in the ‘Sunshine State’ — claimed that he was fighting for the “belt” in September.

“Right now, I’m focusing on me,” Masvidal said during an interview with Boxing Social. “(I’m) fighting for the belt, which is gonna be in August or September — September, we just got word of it.“

Masvidal also spoke with IFLTV reporter, Andrew McCart — where he echoed claims that he’ll be back in action in August or September, but failed to elaborate on a potential opponent.

“August, (or) September, somebody is getting baptised in my realm, that’s what I’m worried about,” Masvidal said. “And the people are going to like it when they find out who it is.” (H/T Chisanga Malata)

Whilst Usman has presented himself as a potential opponent for Masvidal, the longtime contender has constantly been linked with a grudge-match against former American Top Team teammate, Colby Covington which has so far yet to materialise.

The 36-year-old Miami native’s last professional victory came at UFC 244 in November of 2019 where he was crowned the symbolic BMF champion via a third round doctors’ stoppage win over Nate Diaz at a Madison Square Garden main event. 

Covington: Masvidal Is A Coward For Using False Six Days’ Notice Excuse

Colby Covington is joining Gilbert Burns in calling out Jorge Masvidal for citing his six days’ notice as a key reason behind his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. Following his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251, Jorge Masvidal made it clear at the post-f…

Colby Covington is joining Gilbert Burns in calling out Jorge Masvidal for citing his six days’ notice as a key reason behind his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. Following his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251, Jorge Masvidal made it clear at the post-fight press conference that he was not going to […]