Colby Covington couldn’t let Paddy Pimblett have the highlight to himself at UFC 314.
“The Baddy” scored the largest win of his profession Saturday in Miami, incomes a third-round knockout of veteran lightweight contender Michael Chandler within the co-main occasion.
Throughout a backstage interview, Pimblett was verbally accosted by Covington out of nowhere. Covington started shouting at Pimblett, criticizing the standard of the Englishman’s UFC opposition.
Watch video of the change beneath.
“You’re preventing scrubs,” Covington mentioned. “Guys who’re 2-6. You’re a bum. You beat guys who’re 2-6, keep in mind that. Do not forget that, you’re a scrub. … You’re a fraud.”
Pimblett fired again, calling out Covington’s “three-fight dropping streak.”
Covington is definitely on a two-fight dropping streak, although he’s simply 1-3 in his previous 4 fights and has not had his hand raised since defeating rival Jorge Masvidal in the principle occasion of UFC 272 in March 2022.
In the meanwhile, Pimblett is concentrated on chasing light-weight gold as he referred to as out extremely ranked names Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, and Charles Oliveira following his win over Chandler.
