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Colby Covington Wanted More Money For Leon Edwards Fight, Says He Was With Polyana Viana

Covington Polyana VianaThere were a few reasons why Colby Covington didn’t end up facing Leon Edwards this past weekend. Covington was viewed as the initial replacement opponent for Edwards once Khamzat Chimaev had to pull out of the fight due to COVID-19 related issues. However, that didn’t end up panning out with Belal Muhammad stepping in instead. […]

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There were a few reasons why Colby Covington didn’t end up facing Leon Edwards this past weekend.

Covington was viewed as the initial replacement opponent for Edwards once Khamzat Chimaev had to pull out of the fight due to COVID-19 related issues.

However, that didn’t end up panning out with Belal Muhammad stepping in instead. So what was the reason Covington didn’t fight Edwards?

For one, he wanted a lot more money than was offered to him. Then, of course, he was also allegedly getting close to UFC flyweight Polyana Viana with Covington posting a photo of themselves in recent weeks.

“There wasn’t much talks, you know?” Covington told Submission Radio (via RT). “I was balls deep in Polyana Viana, so get me off the couch in three weeks notice to fight some Leon Scott [Edwards] guy. You know, it was going to be a price tag. I wanted a little bit more than was in my contract, I just wasn’t gonna show up for a normal paycheck to fight that guy. The way I fight guys, I redline it every time I fight.

“So when I fight you know you’re getting a Ferrari that’s coming forward, high octane, high energy, and he’s coming to fight and bring the fight. … So if I want to fight at my best, I need a full training camp. That fight was never gonna happen unless the UFC was gonna pay for it to happen because like I said before, I was with Polyana Viana. I got better things to do than show up on some irrelevant card against some irrelevant guy named Leon [Edwards].”

Of course, Viana had previously come out and stated that she and Covington are just friends. So it should be interesting to see what she has to say about these comments from Covington.

What do you think of Covington’s reasons for not fighting Edwards?

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. […]

5 Fights To Watch At UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

It seems like UFC 247 was not that long ago, but UFC 248 brings two title fights with it as well as some great matches throughout the event. While fans are focused on the main and co-main event, there are some other fights that might bring some added e…

It seems like UFC 247 was not that long ago, but UFC 248 brings two title fights with it as well as some great matches throughout the event. While fans are focused on the main and co-main event, there are some other fights that might bring some added excitement leading up to the title bouts. […]

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UFC Uruguay Highlights: Veronica Macedo Armbars Polyana Viana

The first fight of the night for UFC Uruguay is in the books, and it ended with a stunning submission. Veronica Macedo met Polyana Viana at flyweight, and the fight almost immediately got taken to the canvas. Macedo, shockingly, was able to lock in an armbar on Viana, a former jiu-jitsu world champion. The armbar […]

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The first fight of the night for UFC Uruguay is in the books, and it ended with a stunning submission.

Veronica Macedo met Polyana Viana at flyweight, and the fight almost immediately got taken to the canvas. Macedo, shockingly, was able to lock in an armbar on Viana, a former jiu-jitsu world champion.

The armbar was so deep that Viana had no choice but to tap out. Macedo has now picked up her first victory under the UFC banner after losing her first three fights with the promotion.

Check out the finish here:

LowKickMMA’s coverage of UFC Uruguay continues on right now. Click here for our live UFC Uruguay results, which will be updated throughout the night.

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Four Fighters, Including Rachael Ostovich, Pull Out Of UFC Uruguay

Women’s flyweight Rachael Ostovich is among four fighters to have recently pulled out of the upcoming UFC Uruguay event on August 10. The first fighter was Taila Santos, with a wrist injury pulling her out of her women’s flyweight fight with Ariane Carnelossi according to MMA Fighting. Then it was announced by the UFC that […]

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Women’s flyweight Rachael Ostovich is among four fighters to have recently pulled out of the upcoming UFC Uruguay event on August 10.

The first fighter was Taila Santos, with a wrist injury pulling her out of her women’s flyweight fight with Ariane Carnelossi according to MMA Fighting.

Then it was announced by the UFC that Polyana Viana would replace Ostovich for her flyweight bout against Veronica Macedo. Ostovich last competed in January, suffering a submission defeat to Paige VanZant. The reason for her withdrawal is undisclosed as of now.

The promotion later announced that Rodrigo Vargas would replace Rafael Fiziev against Alex da Silva in a lightweight contest.

Finally, Laureano Staropoli suffered a broken nose, resulting in him withdrawing from his welterweight bout with Alexey Kunchenko. Luckily for the UFC, former lightweight Gilbert Burns will reportedly be stepping in and making his welterweight debut in the process.

Amazingly, all of these pullouts occurred on the same day. Luckily, there’s still over a week to go for UFC Uruguay so all was not lost.

UFC Uruguay Card

UFC Uruguay takes place in Montevideo and will be headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between champion Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche.

Below is the full card as of now:

  • Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche
  • Vicente Luque vs. Mike Perry
  • Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi
  • Luiz Eduardo Garagorri vs. Humberto Bandenay
  • Oskar Piechota vs. Rodolfo Vieira
  • Raphael Pessoa vs. Ciryl Gane
  • Enrique Barzola vs. Bobby Mofett
  • Tecia Torres vs. Marina Rodriguez
  • Raulian Paiva vs. Rogerio Bontorin
  • Ariane Carnelossi vs. TBD
  • Alex da Silva vs. Rodrigo Vargas
  • Alexey Kunchenko vs. Gilbert Burns
  • Veronica Macedo vs. Polyana Viana
  • Chris Gutierrez vs. Geraldo de Freitas

What do you think of the card?

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Man Attempts To Rob Female UFC Fighter, Gets His Ass Whopped

A female Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter may have convinced a robber to do something constructive with his life. UFC strawweight Polyana Viana hasn’t officially fought since Aug. 2018, but she certainly laid hands on someone recently…

A female Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter may have convinced a robber to do something constructive with his life. UFC strawweight Polyana Viana hasn’t officially fought since Aug. 2018, but she certainly laid hands on someone recently. Viana was outside of her apartment Saturday night waiting for an Uber when a man approached her. He […]

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