Colby Covington has himself one other feud.
The all the time talkative welterweight veteran made his presence identified backstage at UFC 314 this previous Saturday at Kaseya Middle in Miami when he got into a verbal altercation with Paddy Pimblett. Covington and Pimblett exchanged phrases, with Covington questioning the standard of Pimblett’s opponents and the Englishman firing again at Covington by stating his latest dropping streak.
Pimblett competed within the co-main occasion of UFC 314, placing on a dominant efficiency in opposition to Michael Chandler capped off by a third-round TKO. He improved to 7-0 within the UFC.
Talking to ESPN afterwards, Pimblett known as Covington “irrelevant,” prompting Covington to reply in variety by way of his YouTube channel.
“Paddy wished to say some shit once I was strolling by, so I needed to confront him,” Covington stated. “I needed to let him know he’s a little bit b*tch boy. The mixed dropping streak of his final three opponents, look it up, guys, it’s 13 losses in a row. He desires to behave like he’s related and he’s a star, he’s a f*cking no one, bro. You’re a no one. You’ve by no means headlined an occasion. You’ve by no means carried out something worthy. You’ve by no means been a prime contender. You’re a f*cking scrub.
“The one purpose folks f*cking care about you is since you’re an Ellen Degeneres-looking f*cking scrub and, to be trustworthy, it’s since you’ve acquired a bowl lower and an English accent, that’s the one purpose folks wish to take a look at you.”
Covington’s math concerning Pimblett’s previous three wins (Chandler, Tony Ferguson, and King Green) is correct so far as the fighters’ present data. Nonetheless, on the time they fought Pimblett, Chandler was on a two-fight skid, Ferguson had misplaced six straight, and Inexperienced was truly coming off a win. Nonetheless, Covington’s level stands that Pimblett’s opponents have been excessive in title worth, however not as profitable within the cage lately.
That stated, Covington uncared for to say his previous three wins (Jorge Masvidal and former UFC champions Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler) had been all on two-fight dropping streaks once they fought him. Masvidal has not received a battle since 2019, Woodley since 2018. Covington, a one-time interim UFC welterweight champion, has misplaced two straight himself and three of his previous 4. He has not scored a victory since defeating Masvidal in March 2022.
No matter how the numbers add up, Covington’s disdain for Pimblett stays the identical, and if “The Baddy” decides to maneuver as much as 170 kilos sooner or later, Covington is ready for him.
“Paddy Pimblett’s a little bit b*tch,” Covington stated. “He must cease operating my title by his mouth to remain related. As a result of he’s simply utilizing me to remain related as a result of he’s by no means completed something. He’s by no means going to get to a title battle. He’s by no means going to win a title, interval. He’s a f*cking irrelevant bum.
“So when he stops reducing all that weight and reducing chromosomes and he desires to come back to an actual man’s weight class, and battle an actual man, he can get his ass whooped. So he must hold my title out of his mouth, in any other case he’s going to finish up with my foot in his ass and that’s a truth.”
