Colby Covington News
Colby Covington not buying Jon Jones as a hero: "You're a scumbag"
Mike Pendleton - June 4, 2020
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington is not holding back against some of his biggest rivals. Earlier this week during an interview with Submission Radio, Covington went after the likes of Tyron Woodley, Dustin Poirier, Jorge Masvidal, and Kamaru Usman.
Colby Covington: "Belts don't mean anything anymore"
Tom Taylor - June 4, 2020
Top UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington feels that, in 2020, championship belts have lost most of their significance. In the past, title fights were viewed as the biggest fights of all, but today, Covington believes belts are not required to make big fights.
Colby Covington ready to "play ball" with UFC as contract nears conclusion
Tom Taylor - June 4, 2020
Polarizing UFC welterweight star Colby Covington has just two fights remaining on his current UFC contract. While we’ve seen many fighters part ways with the UFC over the years, Covington is eager to stay with the promotion, as he believes UFC championships are taken more seriously than championships in other promotions.
Tyron Woodley says he's already been offered and accepted Colby Covington fight following Burns loss
Cole Shelton - June 3, 2020
Tyron Woodley says he’s already been offered and accepted a fight against Colby Covington following his loss to Gilbert Burns. Woodley and Covington have had a long-standing rivalry and it was expected they would finally meet inside the Octagon after “Chaos” won the interim title. Yet, he needed nose surgery so Woodley defended his belt against Darren Till and has since lost two bouts in a row to Kamaru Usman and Burns.
Colby Covington challenges Dustin Poirier to grudge match in the Octagon
Tom Taylor - June 3, 2020
Top UFC welterweight Colby Covington is prepared to settle his differences with his former American Top Team stablemate Dustin Poirier in the Octagon. For many years, Covington and Poirier were training partners at ATT in Coconut Creek, Florida. Gradually, however, their relationship soured—largely due to Covington’s unbridled trash talk.
Colby Covington reacts to Tyron Woodley's loss to Gilbert Burns
Tom Taylor - June 3, 2020
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Colby Covington has reacted to Tyron Woodley’s UFC on ESPN 9 loss to Gilbert Burns. As expected, he did not hold back when discussing his long-time rival’s fall from grace.
Colby Covington calls for "friends-turned-enemies" fight against Jorge Masvidal following departure from ATT
Cole Shelton - June 2, 2020
Colby Covington is hoping to settle his differences with Jorge Masvidal following his departure from American Top Team. Covington recently confirmed he left ATT after having feuds with several fighters. Masvidal, meanwhile, says “Chaos” was cancer in the gym and the former interim welterweight champion was actually fired from ATT.
Colby Covington shares prediction for Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns
Chris Taylor - May 30, 2020
Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has shared his prediction for tonight’s UFC main event between Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. The former UFC welterweight kingpin, Woodley (19-4-1 MMA), will be looking to get back to his winning ways tonight in Las Vegas. ‘The Chosen One’ is coming off a unanimous decision setback to Kamaru Usman in his most recent Octagon appearance, surrendering his 170lbs title in the process.
Colby Covington trashes former ATT teammates Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Dustin Poirier and Jorge Masvidal
Chris Taylor - May 28, 2020
Colby Covington recently announced his departure from American Top Team and has now proceeded to unload on a number of his previous teammates. Shortly after his name was removed from ATT’s official website, Covington revealed to The Score MMA that he was no longer a member of the gym.
Jon Jones reacts to Colby Covington being "banished" from American Top Team
Chris Taylor - May 28, 2020
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones shared his reaction to the news that his former friend and roommate Colby Covington was no longer with ATT. Covington was removed from the American Top Team website earlier this week, leading many to speculate the he had parted ways with the gym.
Jorge Masvidal happy "cancer" Colby Covington is no longer at ATT: "He was never part of this team"
Cole Shelton - May 27, 2020
Jorge Masvidal is glad Colby Covington is no longer a member of American Top Team. Covington has been a longtime staple of the gym and said he would be ATT for life. Yet, recently, Dan Lambert put in a no trash-talking policy for the fighters to stop the likes of Covington, Masvidal, and Dustin Poirier from going at one another.
Colby Covington officially leaves American Top Team
Tom Taylor - May 27, 2020
Colby Covington has confirmed he’s parted ways with his long-time training home, American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida. Covington’s departure from ATT has been rumored for several days. The fighter confirmed those rumors himself in an interview with James Lynch of theScore.
Colby Covington responds to Drew McIntyre's request for unsanctioned fight outside of WWE
Chris Taylor - May 23, 2020
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has teased an eventual move to pro wrestling and WWE champion Drew McIntyre has taken notice. Back in April, ‘Chaos‘ expressed his desire to make the move to pro wrestling in 2021, vowing to “make wrestling real again”. Those comments caught the attention of reigning World Wrestling Entertainment champion Drew McIntyre, who responded by challenging Covington to an unsanctioned fight outside of the WWE.
Colby Covington explains why Tyron Woodley was matched up with "Dilbert" Burns
Tom Taylor - May 22, 2020
Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley both expressed interest in fighting each other recently, but the fight never came together. Instead, the UFC matched the former champ Woodley up with streaking contender Gilbert Burns.
Colby Covington threatens to concuss Masvidal in street fight: "He's never gonna be the same person again"
Tom Taylor - May 21, 2020
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal used to be friends, but those days are over. Today, the pair reside as two of the fiercest rivals in the UFC welterweight division. Covington expects he and Masvidal will soon have the opportunity to settle their differences in the cage, but warns that their feud could lead to unsanctioned violence in the meantime.
Colby Covington denies TUF coaching talk, but guarantees he will fight Kamaru Usman again
Adam Martin - May 11, 2020
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington denied that he’s in talks to be a coach on TUF, but guarantees he will fight Kamaru Usman again. UFC president Dana White recently announced the return of The Ultimate Fighter and he mentioned several coaching pairings the UFC is thinking about for the show. One of them is a pairing between Covington and Usman, bitter rivals who had one of the best fights of 2019 at UFC 245 when Usman beat Covington via fifth-round TKO to take the belt.
Colby Covington says only two fights “make sense” for UFC return
Natasha Hooper - April 30, 2020
Colby Covington only has two fights in mind for his UFC return. The former interim welterweight champion is ready to set foot back in the Octagon, but only for two opponents. On Covington’s radar is the current welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, and the former welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley.
Tyron Woodley claims Colby Covington wants $5M to accept fight
Tom Taylor - April 28, 2020
Over the last few weeks, there’s been renewed talk of a fight between Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington. According to Woodley, however Covington is driving a hard bargain. Woodley, the former UFC welterweight champ, was originally expected to return to the cage against Leon Edwards on March 21 at UFC London. Unfortunately, the entire UFC London card was scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic.