https://www.scmp.com/rss/502564/feed Colby Covington is an American MMA fighter in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com MMA legend Demetrious Johnson will be lighting up ONE Championship’s stacked 10th anniversary card in Singapore this weekend. But a less savoury tale has been hogging some of the spotlight this week. Jorge Masvidal is facing a felony battery charge after an alleged attack on his UFC rival Colby Covington outside a restaurant in Miami on Monday night. Covington beat Madvidal in a five-round unanimous decision this month, and former UFC flyweight champion Johnson feels no one has come out of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3171612/one-championships-demetrious-johnson-jorge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3171612/one-championships-demetrious-johnson-jorge?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:50:31 +0000 Drake lost big on Saturday night’s UFC 272 main event – and Colby Covington made sure to let the Canadian rap superstar know he backed the wrong horse. Covington took a dominant unanimous decision against Jorge Masvidal, whom Drake had placed US$275,000 on to win. The 35-year-old singer and actor shared a video on his Instagram story of him placing the bet, while ring announcer Bruce Buffer made the introductions for the five-round fight – a wager which would have landed him over US$1 million... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3169475/ufc-272-colby-covington-mocks-drake-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3169475/ufc-272-colby-covington-mocks-drake-over?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:01:46 +0000 Colby Covington got the last laugh in his long-festering rivalry with Jorge Masvidal. The pair used to be training partners at American Top Team in Florida, and even shared a flat for a brief period. After a highly publicised falling out, they were given the chance to settle their differences in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 272 card in Las Vegas. Covington made it look easy. The 34-year-old American (17-3) got to work with his wrestling early, and did not relent. Masvidal enjoyed a brief... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3169436/ufc-272-colby-covington-dominates-jorge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3169436/ufc-272-colby-covington-dominates-jorge?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:12:39 +0000 Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will soon have the opportunity to settle their score. According to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the two welterweight contenders will collide at UFC 272 on March 5, in Las Vegas Nevada. Their fight will serve as the card’s main event, meaning it will be contested over five rounds, rather than the three rounds typical for non-title bouts. Let's have some fun. Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) vs. Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) will headline UFC 272 on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3163028/ufc-272-jorge-masvidal-colby-covington-settle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3163028/ufc-272-jorge-masvidal-colby-covington-settle?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:46:46 +0000 After another war with Kamaru Usman, this one going the full five rounds, Colby Covington seemed to drop character for a brief, heartfelt moment, embracing his great rival at the final buzzer in a show of mutual respect. “As a person he’s a little rotten,” Usman said at the UFC 268 post-event press conference after retaining his welterweight title in the early hours of Sunday morning. “But I’m not surprised [about the gesture]. “We shared almost an hour with each other inside that cage. I don’t... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155195/ufc-268-colby-covington-walks-back-octagon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155195/ufc-268-colby-covington-walks-back-octagon?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Nov 2021 12:34:00 +0000 Shaking off his unanimous decision defeat by welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 268, Colby Covington renewed another old rivalry, taking aim at Jorge Masvidal during the post-event press conference. “I think the most logical step is the heated rivalry with me and my old roommate, ‘Street Judas’ Masvidal,” Covington told reporters backstage at Madison Square Garden in New York in the early hours of Sunday morning. “He should probably pull out of that fight with Leon Scott [Leon Edwards]... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155191/ufc-268-colby-covington-begs-dana-white-let?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155191/ufc-268-colby-covington-begs-dana-white-let?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Nov 2021 11:51:39 +0000 After going 15-0 in the UFC follow his fifth successful title defence, Kamaru Usman reiterated his call for a showdown with boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez – but Dana White warned his welterweight champion off the idea. While Usman was busy preparing for what would be a unanimous decision win against his arch rival Colby Covington in Saturday night’s UFC 268 main event at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Canelo was on the other side of the country in Las Vegas becoming the undisputed super... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155182/ufc-268-dana-white-tells-kamaru-usman-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155182/ufc-268-dana-white-tells-kamaru-usman-you?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Nov 2021 10:14:18 +0000 UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman racked up a second victory over his arch nemesis Colby Covington, but once again it didn’t come easy. “The Nigerian Nightmare” first beat “Chaos” via TKO in the fifth-round of a back-and-forth championship fight at UFC 245 in late 2019. In the main event of UFC 268, which went down inside New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden, the champ got his hand raised by unanimous decision – though once more only after an incredibly-competitive fight. Both Usman... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155165/ufc-268-kamaru-usman-sneaks-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155165/ufc-268-kamaru-usman-sneaks-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Nov 2021 06:36:31 +0000 Justin Gaethje might be fighting Michael Chandler on Saturday night, but he had some choice words for Colby Covington at Thursday’s UFC 268 pre-fight press conference. The 32-year-old American Gaethje (22-3) is set to kick off the main card at Madison Square Garden in a high-stakes lightweight showdown, while “Chaos” will challenge Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title in the event’s headliner. “The Highlight”, who trains alongside Usman under the tutelage of coach Trevor Wittman, was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3154940/ufc-268-justin-gaethje-takes-shot-colby?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3154940/ufc-268-justin-gaethje-takes-shot-colby?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Nov 2021 02:44:51 +0000 Thursday’s UFC 268 pre-fight press conference was the chaotic and profanity-riddled spectacle most viewers anticipated, thanks primarily to welterweight arch-rivals Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. UFC 268 goes down on Saturday night inside New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. Usman, the UFC’s reigning welterweight champion and top pound-for-pound fighter, will defend his title against Covington, MMA’s most controversial trash-talker, in the card’s main event. This will mark the second... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3154937/ufc-268-kamaru-usman-colby-covington-get?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3154937/ufc-268-kamaru-usman-colby-covington-get?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Nov 2021 02:33:15 +0000 Suffice to say Colby Covington was not impressed by former teammate Jorge Masvidal’s performance against champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 261 on Saturday. The former UFC interim welterweight champion, who lost to Usman via fifth-round TKO in what president Dana White called “one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen” in December of 2019, was cageside in Jacksonville, Florida, and is favoured for the next title shot. Covington (16-2) has been demanding a rematch with “human trash-bag” Usman (19-1),... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3131014/ufc-261-colby-covington-goads-jorge-masvidal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3131014/ufc-261-colby-covington-goads-jorge-masvidal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:51:35 +0000 Outspoken UFC fighter Colby Covington has called out LeBron James over his business ties to China, calling the NBA star a “Chinese finger puppet” after he had defended himself in the face of criticism from Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. “There‘s no way I will ever just stick to sports because I understand how this platform … how powerful my voice is,” James said after the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday. “I speak from a very educated mind,” James added. “I‘m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3123491/ufc-colby-covington-calls-lebron-james?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3123491/ufc-colby-covington-calls-lebron-james?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:41:43 +0000 Colby Covington has reopened his war of words with former training partner Dustin Poirier, taunting “The Diamond” ahead of next month’s UFC 257 main event against Conor McGregor. Poirier (26-6) rematches former two-weight champ McGregor (22-4) on Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, but this time at lightweight after a first-round TKO defeat by the Irishman at featherweight in 2013. “All I gotta say guys is make sure you guys got the Kleenex ready at the press conference,” Covington said on Submission... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3115672/ufc-colby-covington-thinks-conor-mcgregor-kos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3115672/ufc-colby-covington-thinks-conor-mcgregor-kos?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:21:26 +0000 Colby Covington insists there’s only one man holding up his potential fight with Jorge Masvidal – and that’s “Gamebred” himself. The former training partners and friends have been in talks for a showdown after Covington (16-2) stopped former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley (19-6-1) in September with a fifth-round TKO. The bad blood between the pair has been building for over 18 months following Masvidal’s (35-14) rise to prominence, and reached a crescendo with “Chaos” leaving the American... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3115649/ufc-colby-covington-says-jorge-masvidal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3115649/ufc-colby-covington-says-jorge-masvidal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Dec 2020 05:21:00 +0000 Colby Covington (16-2) insists US President Donald Trump will have a “casual weekend KO of Covid” while announcing his negative test result on social media. The 32-year-old former UFC interim welterweight champion took issue with some of his followers’ responses to news of Trump contracting the coronavirus this week. “Chaos” Covington, who beat former champion Tyron Woodley via fifth-round TKO in September, was invited to attend and sit near the president’s family at the presidential debate on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3104128/ufc-colby-covington-says-us-president-donald?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3104128/ufc-colby-covington-says-us-president-donald?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Oct 2020 11:53:57 +0000 Colby Covington’s list of enemies in the UFC just keeps on growing. Ahead of his fifth-round TKO victory over Tyron Woodley last month, Covington was one of several UFC fighters invited to attend US president Donald Trump’s rally in Nevada as special guests. Alongside him posing for pictures with Trump was UFC interim lightweight champ Justin Gaethje. But the outspoken Covington seemed to keep things professional, even despite the presence of Gaethje’s manager Ali Abdelaziz, who also looks after... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3103984/ufc-justin-gaethje-wants-slap-coward-colby?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3103984/ufc-justin-gaethje-wants-slap-coward-colby?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2020 10:17:09 +0000 Colby Covington’s comments in the lead-up to, and after, his UFC Vegas 11 TKO victory over Tyron Woodley did not bring enough scrutiny from the media, according to Israel Adesanya. The UFC middleweight champ took aim at the press for not bringing the outspoken welterweight challenger to task for calling the Black Lives Matter movement a “domestic terrorist organisation” and NBA star LeBron James a “spineless coward” for supporting it. After receiving a phone call from US President Donald Trump... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3102846/ufc-253-israel-adesanya-says-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3102846/ufc-253-israel-adesanya-says-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:34:20 +0000 Colby Covington has fired off another salvo at LeBron James after the NBA star appeared to bite back at the UFC welterweight contender. After scoring a fifth-round TKO over former champ Tyron Woodley (19-6-1) in Saturday night’s heated UFC Vegas 11 main event, Covington (16-2) cut a post-fight promo criticising “woke athlete” James as a “spineless coward”. The comment from the 32-year-old American, who is an ardent Donald Trump supporter and received a phone call from the US president live... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3102458/ufc-colby-covington-says-lebron-james-wouldnt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3102458/ufc-colby-covington-says-lebron-james-wouldnt?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2020 03:22:59 +0000 Leon Edwards believes he’s earned a crack at UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, but would be willing to fight Gilbert Burns or Jorge Masvidal first to assert himself as the No 1 contender. He does not feel the same way about a potential fight with outspoken welterweight contender Colby Covington. Covington (15-2) is ranked one spot above Edwards (18-3) in the official UFC rankings, at No 2, but Edwards doesn’t believe a win over the American would be particularly valuable at this... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3093749/colby-covingtons-ufc-title-shot-claim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3093749/colby-covingtons-ufc-title-shot-claim?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Jul 2020 06:30:53 +0000 Colby Covington has vowed to retire Tyron Woodley – but UFC president Dana White revealed the former welterweight champ had yet to sign the bout agreement. “It’s a fight we’re working on,” White told a media scrum in Abu Dhabi on Friday. “Listen, Woodley said he wanted to fight him. Woodley’s been talking about fighting Colby Covington since Colby fought [Kamaru] Usman, so it is true that Colby signed the deal and he’s ready to go. We’re just waiting on Woodley.” The UFC is looking to book the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3093748/colby-covington-vows-retire-tyron-woodley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3093748/colby-covington-vows-retire-tyron-woodley?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Jul 2020 05:55:30 +0000 Colby Covington said he would fight Jorge Masvidal “for free” after a scathing review of his title fight against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Sunday. “Gamebred” lost to Usman on six days’ notice via unanimous decision at UFC 251 on Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. “The UFC has a new name to it: the Ultimate Footsie Championship. It was a pathetic performance and put me and my friends to sleep,” “Chaos” Covington (15-2) said to Submission Radio of the headline event. The 32-year-old Covington... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3093000/ufc-251-ill-fight-jorge-masvidal-free-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3093000/ufc-251-ill-fight-jorge-masvidal-free-says?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:32:45 +0000 After Jorge Masvidal came up short in his bid to win the welterweight title from Kamaru Usman in the UFC 251 main event on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, talk naturally turned to his next step in the company. One thing’s for sure – as long as “Gamebred” gets his way, he won’t be fighting Colby Covington. “The fragile guy with the MAGA hat, definitely not him, because he got finished by this guy [Usman] with a full training camp,” Masvidal said at the post-event press conference. Covington... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3092858/ufc-251-jorge-masvidal-shuts-down-chance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3092858/ufc-251-jorge-masvidal-shuts-down-chance?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:12:03 +0000 Colby Covington will bet big on welterweight champion Kamaru Usman beating late-replacement Jorge Masvidal having lived and trained with the “lazy as f***” Cuban-American in the past. The 32-year-old former interim champion (15-2), who had expressed initial interest in replacing Usman’s original opponent Gilbert Burns at UFC 251, recalled sharing a flat with former American Top Team teammate Masvidal (35-13). “I was actually ready. I know Jorge. I lived with that guy for a year and a half. I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3092158/ufc-251-colby-covington-says-kamaru-usman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3092158/ufc-251-colby-covington-says-kamaru-usman?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:00:24 +0000 Colby Covington has once again blasted former teammate Dustin Poirier despite beating New Zealand’s Dan Hooker in a fight-of-the-year contender at UFC Vegas 4 last week. Former interim welterweight champion “Chaos” Covington (15-2) had previously apologised for breaking a “deal to keep it civil” with “The Diamond” Poirier (26-6, one no contest) and others from Dan Lambert’s American Top Team. Lightweight Poirier then dared Covington, who has since left the team, to return to the gym last... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3091876/ufc-colby-covington-says-former-teammate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3091876/ufc-colby-covington-says-former-teammate?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Jul 2020 08:18:09 +0000 Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman looks more than ready for his upcoming welterweight title defence against Gilbert Burns, which is set to take place July 11 at UFC 251. Usman, 33, posted a training video of himself sparring with interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje under the watchful eye of coach Trevor Wittman. In the 15-second clip, Usman and Gaethje can be seen sparring and then start trading body shots blow for blow, which appear to get the best of Gaethje. “Iron sharpens iron,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3091004/ufc-justin-gaethje-takes-beating-kamaru-usman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3091004/ufc-justin-gaethje-takes-beating-kamaru-usman?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:00:09 +0000 Jorge Masvidal has taken aim after Colby Covington’s departure from the American Top Team gym in Florida was confirmed on Wednesday night. Former UFC interim welterweight champ Covington (15-2) said he had split with ATT because he “felt bad” for gym founder Dan Lambert after relentlessly trash talking teammates like Masvidal, Dustin Poirier, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Amanda Nunes in public. “I’ll let you ask Dan Lambert,” Masvidal said in an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. “But that dude was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3086465/ufc-jorge-masvidal-glad-see-cancer-colby?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3086465/ufc-jorge-masvidal-glad-see-cancer-colby?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 May 2020 05:20:10 +0000 Colby Covington has confirmed his departure from American Top Team after he was removed from the Coconut Creek, Florida gym’s welterweight roster on its website. The former UFC interim welterweight champ has been publicly trash talking several ATT teammates over the past nine months, including Jorge Masvidal, Dustin Poirier and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. ATT founder Dan Lambert called for a truce in February – something which Covington almost immediately broke. “I felt bad because of Dan in that... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3086447/ufc-colby-covington-says-american-top-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3086447/ufc-colby-covington-says-american-top-team?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 May 2020 04:02:02 +0000 Leon Edwards didn’t think it would be easy to earn a UFC title shot, but he didn’t expect it to be so difficult, either. Edwards, who hails from Birmingham, England, is now on an eight-fight win streak in the perilous welterweight division, but has yet to earn the opportunity to fight for gold. “When I first came into the UFC, I would have thought the more you win, the closer you get to a title shot,” Edwards told the Post. “Now I’ve realised it’s not about wins. You get guys fighting for world... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3081529/ufc-leon-edwards-says-tyron-woodley-running?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3081529/ufc-leon-edwards-says-tyron-woodley-running?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:27:06 +0000 Colby Covington may have squashed his beef with Dustin Poirier, but the drama doesn’t look to be over at American Top Team. Despite apologising for breaking a “deal to keep it civil” with Poirier, the former UFC interim welterweight champion doubled down on his feuds with teammates Jorge Masvidal and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. “Nope, just Dustin,” Covington replied when asked if he wanted to mend fences with everyone at ATT. “What’s my message to Jorge ‘Journeyman’ Masvidal AKA ‘Street Judas’, the guy... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075819/ufc-colby-covington-rails-joanna-jedrzejczyk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075819/ufc-colby-covington-rails-joanna-jedrzejczyk?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:58:56 +0000 Well, it looks like the truce between Colby Covington and Dustin Poirier is back on, again. The relationship between the American Top Team (ATT) fighters looked to be on rocky ground when Covington slammed “The Diamond” in an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday night. But “Chaos” quickly apologised to Poirier, whom he had incensed with trash talk last year in the build-up to and following the former interim lightweight champion’s fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov last September. “Made a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075736/ufc-colby-covington-sorry-breaking-deal-keep?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075736/ufc-colby-covington-sorry-breaking-deal-keep?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:57:40 +0000 Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has responded to Colby Covington’s offer to step in at short notice to save UFC Fight Night 171’s headline event. Woodley (19-4-1) was booked to fight Briton Leon Edwards (18-3) in London on March 22. UFC president Dana White has since said the event will be held at an as yet undetermined location due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, while Edwards pulled out having been unable to reach an agreement on relocation. In response to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075394/ufc-tyron-woodley-responds-colby-covingtons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075394/ufc-tyron-woodley-responds-colby-covingtons?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:00:18 +0000 Colby Covington has offered to “put his MAGA cape on” and step in to fight former teammate Tyron Woodley at UFC Fight Night 171 this weekend. Former welterweight champion Woodley (19-4-1) was originally headlining the March 22 London event with British contender Leon Edwards before UFC president Dana White announced a change of location due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Edwards (18-3) has since pulled out. “Word on the street is [Leon] is out. The UFC and America need a hero. Who wants to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075365/ufc-colby-covington-wants-save-america?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3075365/ufc-colby-covington-wants-save-america?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:23:12 +0000 Kamaru Usman can’t seem to shake off the shadow of Jorge Masvidal. And that’s exactly how the UFC’s welterweight champion likes it. “I used to be just like him,” says Usman. “For years I was trying to get people to notice me, especially the champion. I was that guy. So I know what it’s like to be that guy and I’m loving being in this position now. It’s time for this fight to happen.” The will-they/won’t-they seems to be nearing the end of its shelf life and all that’s needed is the contract... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3074673/ufc-kamaru-usman-admits-jorge-masvidal-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3074673/ufc-kamaru-usman-admits-jorge-masvidal-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:04:42 +0000 The MMA world was wondering if Colby Covington would dare make his presence felt at American Top Team again. It seems “Chaos” already has. Dustin Poirier revealed in an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he had a meeting with ATT founder and owner Dan Lambert at their Florida gym last week after Covington showed up. Former UFC interim welterweight champion Covington has riled some of his teammates including Poirier and Jorge Masvidal after trash talking them in recent months. “That guy,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3051101/ufc-colby-covington-gym-return-prompts-dustin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3051101/ufc-colby-covington-gym-return-prompts-dustin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2020 04:43:55 +0000 If you thought Colby Covington might have been humbled by his defeat to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, think again. “Chaos” finally broke his silence following December’s UFC 245 main event, claiming earlier this week that he did not in fact break his jaw in the fight. He demanded a rematch with Usman and also took aim at referee Marc Goddard – and, bizarrely, American rapper 50 Cent. If that wasn’t enough, Covington has now also denied he has left the American Top Team [ATT] gym, after... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3049646/ufc-colby-covington-says-hes-jorge-masvidals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3049646/ufc-colby-covington-says-hes-jorge-masvidals?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Feb 2020 08:47:38 +0000 UFC welterweight Colby Covington has challenged renowned rapper 50 Cent to a boxing bout with US$1 million on the line and “any” hand tied behind his back. Covington took issue with 50 Cent’s – real name Curtis Jackson – comments regarding his loss to divisional champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 245 in December last year. “I’m ready to do a celebrity boxing match. I’m gonna tie one hand behind my back, and I’m gonna fight 50 Cent. I’m gonna put up a million of my dollars and I’m gonna donate all my... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3049185/ufc-colby-covington-wants-fight-rapper-50?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3049185/ufc-colby-covington-wants-fight-rapper-50?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:00:16 +0000 Former interim champion Colby Covington demands a rematch with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman after losing in his closely fought title bout at UFC 245 last December. Nigerian-American Usman won via punches in the fifth round. “I will be sitting out until they give me my rematch and my world championship that I never lost,” Covington said to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani after more than a month of media silence. “Unless they can find some other big fight but I don’t see them doing that. I’m fighting... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3049165/ufc-colby-covington-demands-rematch-human?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3049165/ufc-colby-covington-demands-rematch-human?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:00:13 +0000 UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington blasted referee Marc Goddard more than one month after his title fight loss to champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 245 in December. Covington (professional MMA record 15-2), who lost via punches after Goddard waved the fight off in the fifth round, cited what he believed were officiating slip-ups in several rounds. “I know I am the most hated man in the UFC and most sports, but man analyse the fight. Break it down and talk about the fake nut-shot, the fake... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3048978/ufc-colby-covington-says-referee-marc-goddard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3048978/ufc-colby-covington-says-referee-marc-goddard?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:12:29 +0000 If all goes according to plan, sometime this year, we will witness the biggest UFC fight of all-time. UFC president Dana White confirmed Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor will get a chance to face the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 for the lightweight championship on April 18. All accounts are Nurmagomedov will dispatch Ferguson, and anyone betting against that line is probably drinking a bit too much of the El Cucuy’s tequila. Grab the popcorn, crack the beers, amass the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3048712/should-conor-mcgregor-stay-170-pounds-or-gear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3048712/should-conor-mcgregor-stay-170-pounds-or-gear?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Feb 2020 02:39:25 +0000 Colby Covington has understandably been keeping a low profile since his fifth-round TKO by welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 245 last month. The usually outspoken and controversial Covington has barely opened his mouth – maybe something to do with having to get his broken jaw wired shut – and it seems he’s not been seen at the American Top Team (ATT) gym in Florida either. But that might have more to do with him trash talking his ATT teammates and former friends Jorge Masvidal and Dustin... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3045010/ufc-jorge-masvidal-jokes-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3045010/ufc-jorge-masvidal-jokes-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:46:02 +0000 It’s pretty fair to say that Tyron Woodley did not like the UFC 245 main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. The former welterweight champion said he was “disgusted” by what he saw from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 14. *F*** both of them. I don’t really want to give them no love. I don’t want to give them no clout,” Woodley said on TMZ’s The Hollywood Beatdown. “Kamaru won the fight, broke Colby’s jaw. Colby I thought was winning the fight by a little small margin,” he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3043368/ufc-tyron-woodley-disgusted-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3043368/ufc-tyron-woodley-disgusted-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Dec 2019 05:29:04 +0000 Jorge Masvidal thinks Colby Covington might be done with fighting after breaking his jaw in his devastating loss to Kamaru Usman. Welterweight champion Usman shut Covington’s title bid down with a fifth-round TKO at UFC 245. Covington showed plenty of heart to keep fighting after suffering the jaw injury in the third round, but it came back to haunt him late on as “The Nigerian Nightmare” dropped him twice late on before finishing him. Some fans said it was comeuppance for the former interim... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3043072/ufc-jorge-masvidal-doubts-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3043072/ufc-jorge-masvidal-doubts-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Dec 2019 04:03:52 +0000 Jorge Masvidal has been throwing out Conor McGregor’s name for a potential big payday. But don’t think he’s forgetting about Kamaru Usman. UFC president Dana White seems keen to match welterweight champion Usman up with Masvidal next, despite Masvidal also talking of a money-spinning boxing crossover with Floyd Mayweather or Canelo Alvarez. Now the “BMF” champion has revealed he’s down to chase the 170-pounds belt next year too. “When I fight Usman I’m gonna break his face. I’ll say it right now... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042945/jorge-masvidal-says-hell-take-kamaru-usman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042945/jorge-masvidal-says-hell-take-kamaru-usman?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:09:45 +0000 Asked if it was “poetic justice” that Colby Covington had to have his mouth wired shut, Kamaru Usman could only smile. “Eh, you said it, right on the money,” the welterweight champion replied at the UFC 245 post-event press conference, after breaking Covington’s jaw en route to a fifth-round TKO win. The build-up to Saturday night’s heated main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas had been marred by Covington’s relentless trash talking, fuelled by his “MAGA” persona including red Donald... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042249/ufc-245-colby-covington-gets-poetic-justice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042249/ufc-245-colby-covington-gets-poetic-justice?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:14:14 +0000 Such was the animosity in the build-up to their fight, Jorge Masvidal threatened to punch Ben Askren if he saw him at Whole Foods even after knocking him out in five seconds with a flying knee. But it seems the two are on something approaching the same page now – at least when it comes to Colby Covington. “Shout out to @Benaskren who never tucked tail after his loss. Made no excuses. Took it on the chin and never censored the haters like a coward,” Masvidal tweeted on Sunday night. The tweet was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042227/ufc-245-jorge-masvidal-ben-askren-agree-colby?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042227/ufc-245-jorge-masvidal-ben-askren-agree-colby?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Dec 2019 03:30:00 +0000 Despite Colby Covington’s devastating TKO loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 245, it looks like his feud with former friend and training partner Jorge Masvidal is only just heating up. Masvidal opened fire on Covington with a barrage of insults on social media after “Chaos” claimed he was “robbed” by Marc Goddard. The referee stopped the fight with 50 seconds left, as Usman rained down blows on a grounded Covington, who had been dropped twice in the fifth round and had suffered a broken jaw in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042216/ufc-245-jorge-masvidal-mocks-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042216/ufc-245-jorge-masvidal-mocks-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Dec 2019 02:51:48 +0000 If you thought Colby Covington might be a bit more humble after a decisive TKO defeat by Kamaru Usman, well … not quite. “Chaos” was taken to hospital after suffering a broken jaw in the third round of the UFC 245 main event, which was finished by the champion with 50 seconds to go. Usman dropped Covington twice in the fifth round, then swarmed him with some ground and pound before referee Marc Goddard waived it off. “Normally people do their f****** in the bedroom, not the octagon... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042178/ufc-245-colby-covington-blasts-fake-ref-fake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042178/ufc-245-colby-covington-blasts-fake-ref-fake?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Dec 2019 09:04:24 +0000 Kamaru Usman secured a dramatic late TKO against Colby Covington after a thrilling five-round war in the main event of UFC 245 in Las Vegas. Referee Marc Goddard stepped in at 4:10 of the final round – the fifth latest finish in UFC history – as Usman retained his welterweight title in a thrilling slugfest at the T-Mobile Arena. That made it 15 straight wins for Usman (16-1), who is now 11-0 in UFC. At the time of the stoppage, one judge had it at 2-2, while one had it 3-1 for Usman, and another... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042165/ufc-245-kamaru-usman-tkos-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042165/ufc-245-kamaru-usman-tkos-colby-covington?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:35:52 +0000 There’s clearly no love lost between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. Should Covington get through Kamaru Usman and win the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 245, he’s likely to have to defend the belt against Masvidal first. But “Chaos” thinks his former friend and American Top Team training partner, who has risen to superstardom in 2019, would be a pushover. “That's the priority, but he's not going to want to fight,” Covington told Bleacher Report. “We trained together for 10... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042097/ufc-245-colby-covington-says-jorge-masvidal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042097/ufc-245-colby-covington-says-jorge-masvidal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:34:22 +0000 Jorge Masvidal viciously exposed Colby Covington after the former training partner called him “Street Judas” and “Journeyman Jorge” at a UFC press conference on Thursday. The Cuban-American Masvidal took to Twitter to expose Covington's training days, recounting embarrassing tales and saying the controversial fighter “sold out”. Covington will fight for the welterweight title against champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 245 on Sunday, with fans calling for a bout against friend-turned-enemy Masvidal... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042017/ufc-jorge-masvidal-viciously-exposes-colby?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3042017/ufc-jorge-masvidal-viciously-exposes-colby?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:18:52 +0000