Dana White hung up on Colby Covington after costly ‘Chaos’ refused to fight Leon Edwards
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was in dire need of a welterweight opponent when Khamzat Chimaev was forced to bail on the UFC Vegas 21 main event, which took place last Sat. night (March 13) inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The promotion s first choice was Colby Covington, who is seated two spots about Leon Edwards in the 170-pound rankings. But “Chaos” wasn’t about to risk his place among the welterweight elite for a short-notice fight unless UFC was willing to pay him accordingly.
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This past Saturday, Leon Edwards faced Belal Muhammad in the main event of UFC Vegas 21. The bout was Edwards’ first since July of 2019 and things did not go according to plan. After a good opening stanza, in the second round Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye, ending the fight and resulting in a no-contest. It was an unfortunate outcome for Edwards who had title aspirations with a win, but top welterweight contender Colby Covington believes that Edwards actually was very lucky.
Speaking with
Submission Radio, Covington argued that Edwards should have been disqualified for the fight-ending eye poke instead of being gifted a no-contest.
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Outspoken UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has shared his initial reaction to the recent Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns fight.
Usman, the UFC welterweight champion, fought Burns, the No. 1-ranked welterweight contender in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Usman was dropped early in the fight, but ultimately rallied for a third-round TKO win to defend his title.
Speaking to
Submission Radio, Covington shared his thoughts on Usman’s victory over Burns, and as you probably expected, he’s not impressed.
“I think that looks like a guy really primed to get knocked out his next fight, and I want to be the one to deliver it,” Covington said. “He looks a little chinny. Dilbert, he’s an oversized m dget, man, he’s a 155-er getting knocked out by 155-ers. The guy’s nothing, and that guy came out and dropped you and almost finished you in the first round? You got lucky to get out of that that he fell on his back and just sat there for five m
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On Saturday evening at UFC 258, Kamaru Usman overcame some early trouble to finish top-ranked contender Gilbert Burns and retain his welterweight title. It was a performance most regarded as stellar from the 170-pound champion, showcasing his ability to overcome adversity and his championship spirit. But for rival Colby Covington, all it showed was weakness.
“I think that looks like a guy really primed to get knocked out his next fight, and I want to be the one to deliver it,” Covington told
Submission Radio. “He looks a little chinny. Dilbert, he’s an oversized m dget, man, he’s a 155-er getting knocked out by 155-ers. The guy’s nothing, and that guy came out and dropped you and almost finished you in the first round? You got lucky to get out of that that he fell on his back and just sat there for five minutes and let you recover. Besides that, I didn’t see anything special. I see a guy that�