Colby Covington, an ardent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, needs to struggle on June 14, when the UFC heads to the South Garden of the White Home.
Covington, who has misplaced three of his final 4 bouts, had just lately teased a transfer as much as middleweight and showed interest in locking horns with former champions Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya.
Nonetheless, now Covington’s current feedback recommend that for his subsequent bout, he needs to stay at welterweight. In a current interview with Valuetainment, “Chaos” stated that he’s in negotiations with the UFC to struggle on the White Home card.
“I’ve been negotiating with the UFC for the White Home Card. That’s the one which I would like. I informed them that is vital to my legacy and vital to my profession. This may be the most important struggle I’ve ever had. To struggle on the South Garden in entrance of the President could be the best honor of my profession. We’re in negotiations proper now.”
Colby Covington on who he needs to struggle on June 14
Throughout the identical sitdown, Colby Covington added that he needs to struggle Paddy Pimblett on June 14. Covington additionally tried to compel “The Baddy” transfer as much as 170-pounds as drastic weight cuts might have an effect on Pimblett in the long term.
“I would like to struggle with Paddy Pimblett. He had proven curiosity that he would possibly wanna come up a weight class to welterweight. He’s reducing loads of weight to get to 155 [pounds]… I really like that struggle, plus it’s a struggle the place it’s an American versus a British man. I don’t need to struggle an American man on the 250th birthday of America.”
Try Colby Covington’s feedback beneath:
Pimblett most just lately fought Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 for the interim light-weight title and misplaced by unanimous choice. The Liverpudlian absorbed heavy injury, bought his face pieced up, and was dropped a number of instances.
Nonetheless, he didn’t endure any main accidents, is now “again within the lab,” and is already concentrating on a summer season return.
