Covington claims Masvidal turned down ‘seven-figure’ TUF teaching gig
The UFC wished Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal to educate reverse every other on a brand fresh sequence of The Closing Fighter, nevertheless ‘Gamebred’ turned down the replace, essentially essentially based fully on ‘Chaos’.
Covington claims Masvidal, his ex-teammate and flatmate, turned down a ‘seven-figure payday’ because he’s panicked to fight.
“So, the UFC equipped him a seven-figure payday, an Closing Fighter gig, this heated rivalry,” Covington explained to Submission Radio. “The one goal I wanted to fight Jorge ‘Street Judas’ Masvidal, we bought a vendetta and it needs to be settled, and it’s an straightforward payday for me, and I became as soon as willing to return. But it’s this implies that of the formulation he became as soon as operating his mouth. He acknowledged I became as soon as fragile, he acknowledged he would knock me out, he acknowledged he would baptize me to other folks shut to me, you realize, announcing ‘let’s fight within the parking space’ in our used health club, let’s flow fight within the parking space at publics, making an are trying to act tricky at events in front of Dana. Like, ‘hi there, I’ll beat Colby’s ass,’ this and that. That’s the single goal I became as soon as willing to flow backwards, reason there’s a sound non-public pork there. This is deeper than factual a fight, this is a damaged friendship, a complete rivalry now. But what can I end about it? He doesn’t must fight. He’s panicked to fight. He is aware of what would happen if we fight.”
Covington went on to masks that the UFC initially equipped him the fight after he beat Tyron Woodley by fifth-spherical TKO in September, nevertheless the UFC couldn’t pick up ahold of Masvidal because he became as soon as ‘hiding’.
“After I fought Woodley, Dana White, Hunter Campbell called me, they wished to decide up the fight performed in December/January,” Covington acknowledged. “I became as soon as on board, I agreed, I build the pen to paper. But Jorge Masvidal became as soon as nowhere to be chanced on. He became as soon as hiding. Him and Malki luxuriate in been hiding. They wish nothing to complete this me. They know what happens as soon as they fight me, it doesn’t end properly for them.”
“So, they’ve been ducking me, and to boot they [the UFC] wished that fight then. And then after he turned down January, they luxuriate in been fancy, okay, properly let’s end the Closing Fighter. You perceive, we are able to launch taping in Would possibly well additionally neutral, you guys fight as the pay-per-observe fundamental match on the tip of it in June. And it would luxuriate in been ideal because I’m Jorge Masvidal’s father and I do know Father’s Day is in June, so it would luxuriate in been a two-for-one particular. I would luxuriate in beat his ass, spanked my miniature son and I would luxuriate in bought a fully delighted Father’s Day.”
The extinct period in-between welterweight champion says he has bigger fish to fry in Kamaru Usman and is adamant that he is deserving of the next title shot over Masvidal.
“So, I gotta flow on. I purchased bigger commerce to preserve. I don’t must return within the rankings anyway I’m the number 1 welterweight within the arena, I’m the number 1-ranked, and albeit, I deserve my title shot. Marty Fakenewsman, he bought lucky as fuck the fundamental time we fought. I became as soon as beating him three to 1. The next time we fight, I’m no longer gotta pick up poisoned forward of the fight,” Covington persevered. “In the fight, I’m no longer gonna luxuriate in Marc Goddard to set him and prevent momentum within the fight after I kick him within the liver and to boot they call it a nut shot. That changed the full momentum of the fight, man. And he had quite a bit of breaks within the fight to decide out his wind and regroup and stuff. And it became as soon as an early stoppage. I became as soon as winning the fight three to 1. I want my rematch with Marty. Jorge ‘boulevard Judas’ Masvidal forfeited out of the welterweight tournament, it’s only me and Marty Fakenewsman left on the tip of the mountain.”
Covington lost to Usman by fifth-spherical TKO at UFC 245 nevertheless bounced assist in his next fight with a unhurried stoppage victory over Woodley. The 32-365 days-used is the No. 1 welterweight contender within the arena, per the UFC rankings.