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Colby Covington plans blockbuster UFC title fight with Islam Makhachev: ‘I beat him from pillar to post’

Colby Covington welcomes future title fight with Islam Makhachev UFC I beat him from pillar to post Ahead of his expected undisputed welterweight title siege later this year, former interim champion, Colby Covington has welcomed a future showcase against lightweight kingpin, Islam Makhachev – describing the hypothetical bout an “easy” clash for him. Covington, the current number two ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from active competition since he headlined UFC 272 […]

Ahead of his expected undisputed welterweight title siege later this year, former interim champion, Colby Covington has welcomed a future showcase against lightweight kingpin, Islam Makhachev – describing the hypothetical bout an “easy” clash for him.

Covington, the current number two ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from active competition since he headlined UFC 272 back in March of last year, returning to the winner’s enclosure in a unanimous decision win over arch-rival, the now-retired Jorge Masvidal.

As for Makhachev, the Russian grappling ace headlined UFC 284 back in February, successfully defending his lightweight crown against his featherweight counterpart, Alexander Volkanovski in a close unanimous judging success.

And earlier this month, the American Kickboxing Academy staple was announced as the headliner of UFC 284 in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE – taking on former champion, Charles Oliveira in the pair’s title rematch.

Despite yet to book his own respective comeback, outspoken Clovis native, Covington is expected to co-headline UFC 295 in November against incumbent welterweight titleholder, Leon Edwards at Madison Square Garden.

And furthermore, if he strikes gold against the Birmingham native, Covington has welcomed the possibility of a future title defense against Sambo specialist, Makhachev next.

Colby Covington welcomes potential Islam Makhachev title fight at welterweight

“I love it, boys,” Colby Covington told Submission Radio of a potential fight with Islam Makhachev. “I mean, if you look at the storyline, you know, you got the USA versus Russia angle. I think the fight sells. It’s a big fight, you know – it’s not a competitive fight. I win it going away, I beat him pillar to post.”

“He can’t hang with me in the wrestling,” Colby Covington explained. “He definitely can’t strike with me, I trained the last guy that knocked him out (Adriano Martins) and another southpaw that I trained to prepare for that fight so, you know. It’s an easy fight – it’s Rocky 4 story. Rocky versus (Ivan) Drago. Let’s get it on. If he wants his business, yeah, oh man, he’s in for a rude awakening, boys. I will say, that’s a big fight. So, that’s an exciting one. We’ll see what happens.”

Colby Covington eyes return at UFC 295, digs at Jon Jones: ‘He’s unreliable, he could beat his wife again’

While undisputed heavyweight champion, Jon Jones is slated to headline UFC 295 in November, former interim welterweight titleholder, Colby Covington has made his case to feature on the card – due to the apparent unreliability of his former roommate and bitter foe. Covington, the current number two ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from active […]

Covington, the current number two ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined from active competition since he headlined UFC 272 back in March of last year, defeating another arch-rival, Jorge Masvidal in a one-sided unanimous decision victory over the Floridian.

And expected to compete for undisputed welterweight gold in his return to active competition later this year, Clovis native, Covington, has been backed to fight against Birmingham native, Leon Edwards in his immediate return – with a title pairing pegged for a potential landing at UFC 295 in November at Madison Square Garden.

Colby Covington calls for title fight return at UFC 295 in November

Links to a New York City showdown has come as music to the ears of Covington as a result, with the Californian claiming he would be more than happy to feature on the card, questioning the reliability of incumbent heavyweight best, Jones.

“I love this company so much, I’m a company man,” Colby Covington told Submission Radio during a recent interview. “I love UFC. It’s such an honor to fight for UFC. So, let’s do the biggest and best business we can do in the Mecca, the heart, Madison Square Garden. New York City is Trump country. It is Colby Covington country. This fight needs to go to Madison Square Garden.”

“We all know why; Jon Jones is unreliable,” Colby Covington continued. “Come on, let’s be honest. The guy could fail his steroid test. He could beat his wife again, end up in jail. He could do all these different things. Wasn’t he the first guy that ever got a whole entire event canceled for him?”

At the time of publication, Endicott native, Jones has been booked to headline UFC 295 in November, taking on the returning former two-time division champion, Stipe Miocic in a heavyweight title defense, with the former also weighing up a retirement following his hometown homecoming.

Colby Covington claims Dustin Poirier rejected UFC grudge fight: ‘He’s all talk, he’s no walk’

Former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington has claimed his interim lightweight titleholder counterpart, Dustin Poirier, rejected the possibility of settling their rivalry as former American Top Team training partners, labelling the Louisana native a “p*ssy”. Covington, the current number two ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC 272 back in March of […]

Covington, the current number two ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC 272 back in March of last year, defeating former title challenger and prior ATT teammate, Jorge Masvidal in the pair’s long-awaited grudge match.

As for Poirier, the Lafayette native turned in an impressive win over the veteran, Michael Chandler back in November of last year at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, wrapping up a rear-naked choke win.

The current number two ranked lightweight is scheduled to make his return at UFC 291 at the end of this month in Salt Lake City, taking on fellow former interim gold holder, Justin Gaethje in the pair’s potential title-eliminator rematch.

Colby Covington claims UFC approached him with a fight against Dustin Poirier

Welcoming the possibility of a grudge match with former training partner, Poirier in the future, Colby Covington, who is expected to make his Octagon comeback before the close of the year, claimed the former rejected the chance to fight him.

“From my side, I’ve been ready since day one,” Colby Covington told Submission Radio during a recent interview. “Since the Jorge (Masvidal) fight, I’ve accepted every fight that’s been offered my way. First it was Dustin (Poirier). They (the UFC) wanted to make that fight. They saw the potential and a big fight there and Dustin’s a p*ssy. He’s scared. He ran way from the challenge, now we know that he’s all talk, he’s no walk.”

Expected to challenge for undisputed welterweight gold in his return to the Octagon, Covington has been pegged to fight current champion, Leon Edwards in his comeback fight – with links to a showdown at UFC 295 in a co-headlining bout at Madison Square Garden in November of this annum.

Francis Ngannou’s rep claims UFC star Jon Jones was ‘Nervous’ during recent staredown at PFL event

Francis Ngannou’s manager still hopeful of a future clash with reigning UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. While Ngannou has certainly moved on to greener pastures, it is undoubtedly a disappointment to MMA fans that Ngannou Vs. Jones was not made. It was a fight that had been built up for years, but with ‘The Predator’ […]

Francis Ngannou’s manager still hopeful of a future clash with reigning UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones.

While Ngannou has certainly moved on to greener pastures, it is undoubtedly a disappointment to MMA fans that Ngannou Vs. Jones was not made. It was a fight that had been built up for years, but with ‘The Predator’ contractual disputes with the UFC, and Jones’ prolonged move up to heavyweight, it was never meant to be.

Both men now have big fights booked, Ngannou will be taking on Tyson Fury later on this year, and Jones will face Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 295.

Francis Ngannou’s representation sees a Jon Jones fight as a ‘possibility’

While the pair are now in different organizations, it still hasn’t stopped Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones from chirping at one another, even coming face-to-face at a recent PFL event.

A lot of things will have to go right for the fight to be made in the future, but Ngannou’s manager, Marquel Martin, is still hopeful of everything coming together. Appearing on The MMA Hour, he explained that the clash is still ‘possible’.

“I think that timing was just interesting, that obviously [Jones] was cornering Maurice Greene and obviously PFL is going to have us out,” Martin said. “But just being there, it almost felt like a tease for me, just sitting there. It was like, ah, this is what we’ve talked about, this is what we wanted, this is what we asked for. We literally tried to get that fight for three years. Three years. I think it’s still a possibility. I know that sometimes maybe cooler heads prevail. I’m hoping that Dana [White] somehow sees this, we want to make that fight. (H/T MMAFighting)

“Let’s do that fight. The world deserves and wants to see that fight. Again, he’s one of the greatest promoters out there. We’re not the ones saying no to that fight, just know that.”

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Israel Adesanya reveals plan to train with Jon Jones after squashing rivalry: ‘Why should I hate my brother?’

Having shared an infamous rivalry during their respective Octagon tenures over the last number of years, current UFC champions, Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones are slated to now serve as training partners for each other according to the former – who claims that a meeting of the two is currently in the works. Adesanya, the […]

Adesanya, the current and two-time undisputed middleweight champion, is expected to return to the Octagon at UFC 293 on September 9. in Sydney, Australia – taking on rival, Dricus du Plessis in a championship defense.

As for Jones, the former two-time light heavyweight titleholder returned triumphantly at UFC 285 back in March against Ciryl Gane, scooping a vacant heavyweight title with a first round guillotine choke submission win.

And in recent weeks, the Endicott native has been booked to headline UFC 295 in November at Madison Square Garden, taking on former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic in the Ohio veteran’s return to the Octagon.

Ahead of UFC 290 earlier this month during International Fight Week, surprising footage emerged of Adesanya and Jones sharing a cordial meeting in Las Vegas, before briefly play-sparring with each other.

Israel Adesanya reveals plan to train alongside UFC star, Jon Jones

Footage came as a surprise to many within the community, particularly as the duo had previously appeared to be on a certain collision course during Adesanya’s initial title run at middleweight, and Jones’ second run as light heavyweight titleholder.

However, according to City Kickboxing staple, Adesanya, he will share the training mats with Jones in the near future – with a plan for a training session currently in the works.

“Yeah, (the beef is squashed),” Israel Adesanya said on his YouTube channel. “We have understanding and common ground. We’re just competitors, bro. It’s like, why should I hate my brother? I went deep and my YouTube comments, and everyone was like, ‘That made me smile, I was smiling so hard watching this.’”

“And giving people that feeling watching us spar and play around, it was like, is this what world peace would feel like?” Israel Adesanya explained. “We definitely will (train together). It’s in the works, it will happen.” (Transcribed by MMA Fighting)

Tom Aspinall touts himself as next heavyweight champion ahead of UFC London: ‘I’m ready to show everybody’

Slated to make his return from a brutal knee injury this weekend in the main event of UFC Fight Night London, Atherton native, Tom Aspinall has touted himself as the next heavyweight champion following the reign of current gold holder and pound-for-pound number one, Jon Jones. Aspinall, the current number five ranked heavyweight contender, has […]

Aspinall, the current number five ranked heavyweight contender, has been sidelined since he headlined a UFC London back in July of last year, suffering a debilitating knee injury in a 15-second TKO loss to perennial contender, Curtis Blaydes.

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Riding a run of five consecutive victories to kick start his Octagon tenure prior to his loss to Blaydes last year, Tom Aspinall had turned in notable stoppage wins over both Sergei Spivak, as well as Alexander Volkov – the latter of which in a headlining slot in the capital back in March of last year.

Tom Aspinall confident of striking UFC gold next

Booked to return this weekend against Polish heavyweight veteran, Marcin Tybura, Aspinall has tipped himself to become the next heavyweight gold holder.

“[Marcin Tybura] got me at the worst time he could ever get me because I am unbelievably hungry right now,” Tom Aspinall told UFC.com. “I am ready to show everybody that I am just the next heavyweight champion, honestly. I’m ready to show everybody what I’m all about.”

Later this year, the aforenoted, Jones, a former two-time light heavyweight champion, is slated to make his first attempted heavyweight title defense, taking on the returning former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 in November at Madison Square Garden.

Jones had struck vacant heavyweight gold back in March at UFC 285, submitting former interim heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane with a first round guillotine choke submission win.

A staple of Team Kaobon, Aspinall has been tipped to contend for heavyweight gold in the near future – included in conversations with the likes of the aforenoted former interim titleholder, Gane, and surging Russian heavyweight knockout artist, Sergei Pavlovich.