Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has made it clear that he wants his next fight to be against friend turned foe, Jorge Masvidal.
Covington last fought former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC Vegas 11 in September, winning the fight via a fifth round TKO. After taking care of âThe Chosen Oneâ, âChaosâ has turned his attention towards Masvidal.
The 32 year old said that the UFC promised him in September that they were going to make the fight between him and Masvidal happen, but he hasn’t heard back from the promotion of late.
Masvidal Running Scared
Speaking with Chael Sonnen on his podcast (as transcribed by MMA Junkie), Covington claimed that Masvidal is ducking him because he knows what itâs like being in a cage with him, thanks to their previous sparring sessions.
“I hope itâs happening,” Covington said. “Last I heard from Dana and the UFC, they said they were going to make it happen. Iâve been on it since day one, since I fought Tyron Woodley and ended his career and left him out on a stretcher. I agreed to fight Masvidal in September.
“You know, itâs clear who wants to fight. Itâs clear who doesnât want to fight. Thereâs probably a reason he doesnât want to fight me. Heâs experienced this before. This is the easiest paycheck of my life. This is free money.”
Not The BMF
Masvidal currently holds the UFCâs symbolic âBaddest Motherf***erâ title, but Covington believes that if his former American Top Team teammate was a true BMF, he âwouldnât be runningâ.
“Heâs not even as good as Tyron Woodley. Tyron Woodleyâs an actual world champion, not a âBMF.â If this guy, âStreet Judasâ Masvidal, was such a âBMF,â such a bad motherf***er, he wouldnât be running,” Covington stressed. “He wouldnât be dodging fights, so the only reason this is getting held up is because of âStreet Judasâ Masvidal.”
Apart from Covington, former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen âWonderboyâ Thompson has also called for a rematch with ‘Gamebred’.
Masvidal has not fought since his unanimous decision loss to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. With a couple of solid options on the table, the ball is in his court now.
Would you like to see Jorge Masvidal fight Colby Covington, Stephen Thompson, or somebody else next?
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