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Colby Covington Banishes Jorge Masvidal From The City Of Miami

Colby Covington has ordered Jorge Masvidal to leave the city of Miami immediately. When a fight has two years’ worth of trash talk leading in, you can expect there to be some post-fight gloating to match it, especially if the winner’s name is Colby Covington. Covington hasn’t exactly earned a reputation for being the most…

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Colby Covington has ordered Jorge Masvidal to leave the city of Miami immediately.

When a fight has two years’ worth of trash talk leading in, you can expect there to be some post-fight gloating to match it, especially if the winner’s name is Colby Covington.

Covington hasn’t exactly earned a reputation for being the most humble of competitors on the UFC roster. Prior to his UFC 272 bout against former roommate and teammate Jorge Masvidal, Covington was already making bold predictions for how the fight would play out.

Now that the fight has come and gone and Covington is satisfied with the unanimous decision victory, he’s not being coy about reminding the world of the fight’s outcome.

One of the claims made by Covington prior to the fight was that he was putting four titles on the line. One of those titles was the “Miami title,” with Covington proclaiming himself to be the “King of Miami.”

Now that he has turned in a successful title defense, if you will, his next act as “king” is to banish Masvidal from the city he has called home for his entire life.

This means no more luscious Miami beaches, no more home games for the #1-ranked Miami Heat, no more intoxicating nightlife down at South Beach, etc. And should Masvidal not obey Covington’s order, the self-proclaimed king warns of a harsh penalty.

“I’m the king of Miami now. Jorge needs to leave the city,” Covington ordered at the UFC 272 post-fight press conference.

“It’s not big enough for the two of us. So he needs to leave or he’s gonna get sparked again.”

Although Drizzy Drake coughed up $275,000 in a losing bet on Masvidal to defeat Covington, it’s a lock bet that Masvidal will not obey the self-proclaimed “king.”

In fact, Masvidal has already said that he would still love nothing more than to finish this rivalry on the streets once and for all by doing what he failed to do at UFC 272: break Covington’s face.

Do you believe we’ve seen the end of the Colby Covington/Jorge Masvidal rivalry?

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Askren Slams Masvidal For UFC 272: You Had 25 Mins To Do Something

Former UFC, Bellator, and ONE welterweight Ben Askren has criticized Jorge Masvidal’s conduct following his loss to Colby Covington at UFC 272. At last weekend’s pay-per-view, one of the promotion’s long-awaited grudge matches took center stage. As former teammates, roommates, and friends, and now bitter rivals, the lead-up to the Las Vegas held event was…

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Former UFC, Bellator, and ONE welterweight Ben Askren has criticized Jorge Masvidal’s conduct following his loss to Colby Covington at UFC 272.

At last weekend’s pay-per-view, one of the promotion’s long-awaited grudge matches took center stage. As former teammates, roommates, and friends, and now bitter rivals, the lead-up to the Las Vegas held event was always going to be a fiery affair.

That certainly turned out to be true, with a host of insults and jibes flying back and forth during fight week, at the press conference, and even during the five-round contest.

After 25 minutes of action, Covington, who had dominated much of the contest, was awarded a comfortable unanimous decision victory.

While “Chaos” had put his previous feud versus reigning welterweight king Kamaru Usman to bed following their fight last November with a show of respect, that certainly wasn’t the case at UFC 272.

After the final horn, security had to swarm the cage as the pair continued their exchanges. That certainly confused Askren, a former opponent of Masvidal, who questioned why “Gamebred” searched for a scrap after having 25 minutes to do what he wanted to Covington.

“It was kinda what we expected. The thing that I get annoyed about is Jorge wants to fight him after the fight, and it’s like, listen, you just had 25 minutes to do almost anything you want,” Askren pointed out during an appearance on The MMA Hour. “You can’t eye gauge and bite, you know, we’ve got a couple rules, but not a lot. So you could do whatever you wanted for 25 minutes, and now you’re gonna act like you want more? Hey, you had 25 minutes, freakin’ do it to him.”

UFC 272 Wasn’t The Only Criticism Askren Sent Masvidal’s Way…

While Masvidal’s defeat and post-fight antics drew the brunt of Askren’s criticism, “Funky” left some in the tank for later.

This time, the focus was on a new piece of ink Masvidal debuted during fight week. The tattoo is of the Miami native’s infamous flying knee knockout of Askren back in 2019. The KO, which remains the fastest in UFC history, is arguably what truly shot Masvidal into stardom.

Discussing the tattoo he had a part in laying the foundations for, Askren branded Masvidal’s latest ink as “terrible.”

“Ha, it’s terrible. Like, oh, God. It just looks like crap,” said Askren. “That’s something a teenager gets and you’re like, ‘Oh shit, I thought that was gonna look a lot better. I thought this was gonna be really badass, but it looks kinda dopey.’ You’d think (because) he’s rich, he could go get the best tattoo artist in the place.”

Askren also pointed out that Masvidal’s decision to immortalize the moment on his body perhaps signifies how important it was in taking his career to the next level.

“I think it’s semi-telling how important that singular moment was to his career, and he knows it,” claimed Askren. “And he tattooed it on his body because it was that important to him.”

Do you agree with Ben Askren’s takes on Jorge Masvidal’s post-fight attitude at UFC 272 and new piece of ink?

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Dustin Poirier On Colby Covington: “It’s Still On Sight”

Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has reiterated his stance on a potential fight with welterweight star Colby Covington. At the start of the month, the former teammate on Covington’s mind was Jorge Masvidal. The pair’s long-term feud, which was fueled by animated stories and accusations from the duo’s time as friends and roommates,…

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Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has reiterated his stance on a potential fight with welterweight star Colby Covington.

At the start of the month, the former teammate on Covington’s mind was Jorge Masvidal. The pair’s long-term feud, which was fueled by animated stories and accusations from the duo’s time as friends and roommates, finally reached the cage at UFC 272.

But after comfortably dispatching “Gamebred,” Covington wasn’t finished with his former gym. Once again calling out another of American Top Team’s well-known fighters, “Chaos” set his sights on Poirier, who, like Masvidal, he’s gone back and forth with in recent months and years.

After using his time on the mic immediately following his victory on March 5 to target “The Diamond,” Covington stepped it up a notch at the post-fight press conference, where he brought out his trademark insults for the Louisianan.

“So I figure I’ll get another tune-up fight with Dustin Poirier, who said it’s on sight,” Covington began. “He weighs more than me. He’s just a bully who cuts a lot of weight. I don’t cut any weight because I know I’m the best in the world and I don’t need to have a weight advantage over anybody. So Dustin, name the site, bring that Jezebel of a wife and bring Conor’s little kid Parker.”

But while Covington ups the ante on his desire to share the Octagon with Poirier, the two-time undisputed lightweight title challenger’s stance has remained the same.

Nothing Has Changed For Poirier

According to Covington, the animosity between himself and Poirier was built by a statement made by the 33-year-old. In 2019, prior to Covington’s ATT departure, Poirier told “Chaos” it was “on sight” if he saw him at the Coconut Creek-based facility.

Since then, the former interim welterweight titleholder has consistently brought up that remark, and reminded “The Diamond” of the claim. But even with the constant attacks on his family, Poirier has remained steady on his refusal to entertain the idea of entering the Octagon to face Covington.

He reiterated the same in a recent tweet, claiming that while he won’t allow Covington to use his name for money, it’s still “on sight.”

“He’s not making money off my name, it’s still on sight you f****** sheep,” Poirier wrote in a since-deleted tweet.

While talk of a move to welterweight following his title defeat to Charles Oliveira appeared to open the door to a grudge match against Covington, it’s clear “The Diamond” has his sights aimed elsewhere—to be specific, Stockton.

A fan-friendly clash between Poirier and Nate Diaz has been on the agenda since the start of the year. But while the 33-year-old continues to confirm his interest in the bout on social media, it doesn’t appear like it’s any closer to being booked.

Nevertheless, Poirier is certainly following up on his pursuit of fun fights following his latest setback, something he seemingly doesn’t class a collision with Covington as.

How do you think a fight between Dustin Poirier and Colby Covington would play out?

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Dustin Poirier Responds To Colby Covington’s ‘Cute’ UFC 272 Call Out

Dustin PoirierDustin Poirier has spoken out for the first time since Colby Covington took to the mic in the immediate aftermath of his win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272 to call for his next fight to be against ‘The Diamond’. “It’s cute,” Poirier told ESPN backstage at UFC Vegas 50. “It’s all good. It is what […]

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Dustin Poirier has spoken out for the first time since Colby Covington took to the mic in the immediate aftermath of his win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272 to call for his next fight to be against ‘The Diamond’.

“It’s cute,” Poirier told ESPN backstage at UFC Vegas 50. “It’s all good. It is what it is. People want big fights. That’s a big fight. He wants big fights. Obviously he’s not in line for the title fight. He lost twice to the champ, so he probably needs a few more wins. But I would think if you want to get back to that strap you have to fight welterweight contenders. I don’t now what I’m doing, if I’m going to welterweight, if I’m staying at 155. We’ll see. But it is what it is.”

Poirier is yet to book a fight since suffering a third-round submission loss to Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title at UFC 269 in December. The Lafayette, Louisiana native has been angling for a fight with Nate Diaz ever since and insists that’s who he wants to face next.

“Nate Diaz is a fight I want,” Poirier said. “I’ve been watching him and his brother forever, so it’s exciting for me. It would be a fun matchup for the fans. That’s more likely than the Colby fight.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)

Dustin Poirier Not Interested In Colby Covington Fight

Poirier has previously said that he is not willing to fight Covington inside the UFC Octagon because he does not want to give his former teammate turned nemesis a payday.

“I’ll never fight Colby in an octagon where there’s finances on the line… If I fight Colby we’re both going to jail, I’m going to jail. I’m not going to fight him in the octagon, he’s not making money off my career, off what I’ve done. This is something different,” Poirier told The Mac Life ahead of UFC 271.

Who do you want to see Dustin Poirier fight next? Colby Covington or Nate Diaz?

Colby Covington Responds to Jorge Masvidal’s Claims of Cheating at UFC 272

colby covingtonColby Covington imposed his will over rival Jorge Masvidal for a dominant victory last week at UFC 272. After months of trash talk leading up to the event, the All-American wrestler won the bragging rights to end the bitter dispute. While the fight itself was a comfortable affair for the #1 contender, Masvidal shared a […]

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Colby Covington imposed his will over rival Jorge Masvidal for a dominant victory last week at UFC 272.

After months of trash talk leading up to the event, the All-American wrestler won the bragging rights to end the bitter dispute. While the fight itself was a comfortable affair for the #1 contender, Masvidal shared a photo of his right eye to show the damage that had been done from an eye poke by Covington.

Masvidal accused Covington of cheating in their fight and also expressed disappointment with referee Herb Dean. He believes Dean should’ve intervened in the first round to give him enough time to recover after the eye poke.

Now, Covington has responded to Masvidal’s claims of cheating with a story posted on his Instagram that features the same photo Masvidal uploaded with a crying emoji and the song “Cry Me A River” by Justin Timberlake.

He didn’t stop there as he continued to mock the seasoned veteran with another post reading “Flawless Victory ????? Bow down to the KING ??? #ufc272“.

Covington has uploaded multiple images of the performance, tagging Masvidal to rub salt in the wounds of the BMF title-holder.

What’s next for Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal?

It’s unclear what’s next in store for Covington, who’s the #1 ranked contender at welterweight. After being defeated by champion Kamaru Usman twice, the top contender looks doubtful about getting a third fight before dispatching some new competition.

Although he called out Dustin Poirier in the post-fight interview, it seems unlikely that he’ll get the fight given that Poirier is a lightweight and has made his feelings clear about never fighting Covington in the UFC.

There has been speculation of a title-shot fight between Covington and the winner of the upcoming bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns.

Masvidal didn’t drop any hints about his next opponent after the fight as he said he’d follow the advice of his coaches.

UFC 272 marked the third straight loss for Gamebred, who was also coming off two losses to welterweight champion and undisputed pound-for-pound #1 Kamaru Usman. Having been soundly beaten by Colby Covington takes away the possibility of an immediate rematch.

He is still the second biggest draw in the sport and the third-highest paid fighter on the roster so a Nate Diaz re-match or a Conor McGregor super fight could be on the horizon.

Who do you want to see Colby Covington fight next?

Chael Sonnen Wants Israel Adesanya vs. Colby Covington Next

chael sonnenChael Sonnen gives his reasoning as to why Colby Covington should be Israel Adesanya’s next opponent.  “You cannot be a No. 1 contender and not get a title shot. It’s not right. I want to see Colby Covington fighting Israel Adesanya,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “Quite frankly, Izzy Adesanya needs somebody that’s going […]

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Chael Sonnen gives his reasoning as to why Colby Covington should be Israel Adesanya’s next opponent. 

“You cannot be a No. 1 contender and not get a title shot. It’s not right. I want to see Colby Covington fighting Israel Adesanya,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “Quite frankly, Izzy Adesanya needs somebody that’s going to meet him halfway. I think that Adesanya is also a master. I think he’s a master entertainer on the way to the ring. What he does and before he leaves the microphone behind. He needs somebody that can match him. Robert Whittaker left him hanging, didn’t want to meet him halfway. Cannonier is not going to meet him halfway. (Adesanya and Covington) need each other right now. They can form a partnership, and they can go do some business.(via bjpenn.com)

Covington, who is 0-2 against Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman, doesn’t look like he will be getting another title shot anytime soon and teased the idea of moving weight divisions in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan at UFC 272. 

Adesanya has cleared out most of the division and although he is rumored to be fighting Jared Cannonier next, Covington is a big name and could prove to be a real test for Adesanya.

Although Chael Sonnen is convinced this is the fight to make, Dana White appeared to shut the idea down shortly after UFC 272. If Covington is going to get a title shot at a new weight, he will likely need an impressive win or two in the division to prove he can beat the top contenders. 

While on paper these two’s fighting styles may not clash for the most exciting matchup, Chael Sonnen believes the two fighters don’t have a lot of options at the moment and could benefit from working with each other in what could turn out to be a very marketable bout.  

Do you agree with Chael Sonnen? Should Israel Adesanya vs. Colby Covington be next?