Colby Covington News
Bobby Green reacts to Jorge Masvidal attacking Colby Covington: “I don’t agree with it at all”
Susan Cox - April 14, 2022
Bobby ‘King’ Green has weighed in on Jorge Masvidal attacking Colby Covington. It was only a couple of weeks after Colby Covington (17-3 MMA) defeated Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA) at UFC 272 in March of this year, that Masvidal allegedly ambushed ‘Chaos’ outside a Papi Steak restaurant in Miami, Florida. The incident ended with Colby being sucker punched by ‘Gamebred‘ in the face twice, suffering a broken tooth, plus he sustained damage to his $90K Rolex watch.
Chael Sonnen says Colby Covington should make demands for potential Khamzat Chimaev fight: “Colby is gonna have to put his foot down”
Susan Cox - April 13, 2022
Chael Sonnen has shared his thoughts on a potential Colby Covington vs Khamzat Chimaev match-up. Khamzat Chimaev is coming off a victory over Gilbert Burns at this past Saturday’s UFC 273 event in Jacksonville, Florida. Chimaev (11-0 MMA) defeated Burns (20-5 MMA) by unanimous decision, enabling the Swede to keep his undefeated record.
Khamzat Chimaev on a potential fight with Colby Covington: “He’s a bit of a tough guy but not my level. I will go and knock him out”
Susan Cox - April 11, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev has spoken out about the potential of a fight with Colby Covington. It was Chimaev (11-0 MMA) who defeated Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA) this past Saturday at UFC 273 to increase his winning streak. It was a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) win for the up and coming Russian-born Swedish wrestler.
Colby Covington opens as a slight favourite for potential UFC fight with Khamzat Chimaev
Harry Kettle - April 11, 2022
UFC welterweight Colby Covington has opened as a slight favourite in a possible showdown with Khamzat Chimaev. Last Saturday night at UFC 273, Khamzat Chimaev went to war with Gilbert Burns. The two 170-pound stars threw everything they had at one another and in the end, it was Chimaev who managed to edge out the unanimous decision win.
Dana White reveals if Khamzat Chimaev wins at UFC 273, he'll likely face Colby Covington next
Josh Evanoff - April 8, 2022
Dana White has revealed who could be next for Khamzat Chimaev if he wins at UFC 273 this weekend. If ‘Borz’ is able to defeat Gilbert Burns, he’ll face Colby Covington next. Khamzat Chimaev is set for the biggest test of his career on Saturday at UFC 273. Back for the first time since his destructive win over Li Jingliang at UFC 267, the welterweight is facing Gilbert Burns. The former UFC welterweight title challenger, Burns (20-4 MMA), is coming off a win over Stephen Thompson last July.
Vicente Luque views Colby Covington as the ticket to securing a future UFC welterweight title shot
Susan Cox - April 7, 2022
Vicente Luque believes a fight with Colby Covington could be the ticket for him to secure a UFC welterweight title shot. Luque (21-7 MMA) is scheduled to meet up with Belal Muhammad (20-3 MMA) at UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday, April 16th. It will be their second fight, the first taking place back in November of 2016 where ‘The Silent Assassin’ came out the victor.
Alexander Volkanovski gives take on Colby Covington getting attacked by Jorge Masvidal: "I'd have put one on his chin too"
Josh Evanoff - April 6, 2022
Alexander Volkanovski has given his take on the ongoing saga between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. ‘Chaos’ and ‘Gamebred’ fought last month in the main event of UFC 272. The build-up to the bout saw both men trade tremendous trash talk. However, the majority of the talking came from Covington’s end, who discussed Masvidal’s previous marriage and children.
Khamzat Chimaev blasts "b***h" Colby Covington, doubts he would fight him: "He’s going to go to the cops"
Cole Shelton - April 6, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev has his eye on Colby Covington should he get past Gilbert Burns at UFC 273. With Kamaru Usman likely to face Leon Edwards next, Chimaev says he wouldn’t be opposed to fighting once more and believes Covington would make sense as that opponent. The two have trash-talked one another in the past which is why Chimaev wants it to happen. However, he doesn’t think ‘Chaos’ would accept the fight.
Neil Magny scolds Jorge Masvidal for his alleged attack on Colby Covington: “That just takes it back to like the old school primitive days of MMA”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 3, 2022
Neil Magny isn’t a fan of Jorge Masvidal’s alleged attack on Colby Covington. Back in March, Masvidal was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a mask, and criminal mischief. He allegedly attacked Covington outside of a restaurant in Miami Beach. “Gamebred” was released from jail on $15,000 bond.
Sean O’Malley weighs in on Jorge Masvidal’s alleged attack on Colby Covington: “That’s like some thug gangster s**t”
Susan Cox - April 1, 2022
Sean O’Malley has shared his thoughts concerning Jorge Masvidal’s alleged attack on Colby Covington. O’Malley and his head coach, Tim Welch appeared on YouTube ‘This Past Weekend‘ podcast with Theo Von and spoke about Masvidal’s interaction with Colby Covington on March 21st outside a steakhouse in Miami, Florida.
Leon Edwards scolds Jorge Masvidal for his performance against Colby Covington: “He looked like he was there for the payday”
Harry Kettle - March 31, 2022
UFC welterweight Leon Edwards has criticized Jorge Masvidal for his performance against Colby Covington at UFC 272. The history between Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal has certainly been intriguing, dating all the way back to UFC London in 2019. After both men came out on top with wins in their respective bouts, they had a confrontation backstage that ended with Masvidal hitting Edwards with a combination he called a “three piece and a soda”. Then, just a few months ago, “Gamebred” was supposed to meet “Rocky” at UFC 269 – only for an injury to rule Masvidal out of the contest.
Colby Covington says his parents "screamed" at him over his persona, told him "they didn't raise him" like that
Cole Shelton - March 30, 2022
Colby Covington’s parents were not a fan of his persona. It has been well-documented that the UFC were not going to re-sign Covington when he was fighting out his contract against Demian Maia. However, after the fight, he called Brazil a dump and then turned his persona up to a 100 and was a vocal Trump supporter, which allowed him to remain in the UFC.
Key witness details Jorge Masvidal’s alleged attack on Colby Covington: "Out of nowhere, it was so quick"
Cole Shelton - March 29, 2022
Bob Menery, who was with Colby Covington on the night of the alleged attack by Jorge Masvidal, has given a first-hand account of what happened on that night. After filming a podcast with Menery and the Nelk Boys, Covington went out for dinner with them. At the end of the dinner, as they were leaving about to go to a club, Menery was standing with Covington when he says Masvidal and one other person came up and punched ‘Chaos’ and then immediately fled the scene.
Brendan Schaub blasts Khabib Nurmagomedov's call for welterweights to boycott Colby Covington: "What are you doing dude?"
Josh Evanoff - March 29, 2022
Brendan Schaub is not a fan of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s idea for UFC welterweights to boycott Colby Covington. ‘Chaos’ last fought Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 272 earlier this month. While he won the fight in the cage, they had another altercation outside of it weeks later. ‘Gamebred’ reportedly saw Covington at the Papi Steak restaurant in Miami. He then allegedly sucker-punched him, and now is facing felony charges.
Jake Paul scolds Colby Covington for pressing charges against Jorge Masvidal: “Make fighters not soft again”
Harry Kettle - March 29, 2022
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has mocked Colby Covington for pressing charges against rival Jorge Masvidal. If there’s anyone in the combat sports sphere that is going to have an opinion on what’s happening between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal, it’s Jake Paul. “The Problem Child” has made a career out of getting under the skin of just about everyone in the boxing and MMA realm and given the success he’s been having, we’d say he isn’t going to stop anytime soon.
Stephen Thompson shares his thoughts on Jorge Masvidal’s loss to Colby Covington: “I just wanted to give him a big hug”
Harry Kettle - March 29, 2022
UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson has given his thoughts on Colby Covington’s UFC 272 victory over Jorge Masvidal. In the main event of the pay-per-view in Las Vegas earlier this month, Colby Covington managed to get the better of Jorge Masvidal with a dominant unanimous decision win. The triumph brought an end to their years-long rivalry and established, at least for now, that “Chaos” is the better fighter of the two.
Chael Sonnen provides update on Colby Covington: “Not good”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 27, 2022
Chael Sonnen has kept his update on Colby Covington short and sweet. Covington was allegedly attacked by Jorge Masvidal outside a restaurant in Miami. An eyewitness claimed that Covington was hit three or four times during the incident.
Din Thomas perplexed by the sympathy MMA Twitter has shown Colby Covington: “You would have thought Jorge Masvidal ran up on Stephen Thompson”
Susan Cox - March 25, 2022
Din Thomas is sharing his thoughts about MMA fans sympathizing with Colby Covington after the altercation with Jorge Masvidal in Miami. ‘Chaos’ has been well known for his trash talk which he aims at several fighters in the UFC, especially when coming up on a scheduled fight.