Colby Covington needs nothing to do with Ian Garry, claiming he’s a “no one.”
Covington then instructed “The Rush” podcast he would struggle “anyone” as a result of he’s going to get the identical paycheck both method. I assume “Chaos” misplaced observe of his excuses, or possibly he simply can’t make up his thoughts in the case of his combating future.
Covington is at present 0-3 in welterweight title fights.
“Perhaps this child (Belal) Muhammad, who’s been speaking quite a bit,” Covington stated. “He’s up there within the rankings above me. So, I feel if I beat that man, it will get me proper again to a title struggle. I don’t know, anyone. I might struggle Joe Schmo off the road and I’m going to get the identical paycheck. It’s going to be a high-level struggle. Each time I get on the mic you realize I’m going to promote that sh*t to the moon.”
Muhammad is predicted to battle Leon Edwards at UFC 304 in Manchester.
“Chaos” can also be expressing curiosity in a possible Khamzat Chimaev struggle, which is handy timing, now that “Borz” has moved as much as middleweight and booked a five-round headliner towards former 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker.
“In a five-round struggle, I’d be tremendous intrigued by that struggle,” Covington stated. “I all the time instructed them I would like this man in a foremost occasion. I don’t suppose he can final. His cardio doesn’t look that good. His final struggle he fought Usman at 185 on one weeks’ discover, and I believed Usman gained the struggle. He landed extra strikes. He got here out the primary spherical, he wrestled him, and he didn’t do any harm. The second and third rounds, he was simply coasting to a victory. I feel he’s going to get uncovered quickly. He doesn’t have good cardio, and he’s inferior to everyone thinks he’s.”
Covington, 36, has dropped three of his final 5 however stays ranked No. 4 at 170 kilos.
