Colby Covington is coming to the protection of fellow three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen.
‘The American Gangster’ was in Covington’s nook on the UFC’s last occasion of 2024 in Tampa. Now ‘Chaos’ is able to return the favor by placing a beating on welterweight standout Gilbert Burns who leaked Sonnen’s quantity on social media.
In a current video on his YouTube channel, Sonnen claimed that Burns was retired from the game. ‘Durinho’ didn’t respect the remark and made Sonnen pay by posting his private cellphone quantity on X. Consequently, Sonnen obtained a slew of calls from excited battle followers hoping to have a phrase with the person from West Linn, Oregon.
Whereas Sonnen took the entire thing in stride, Covington discovered it to be downright “despicable” and issued a problem to Burns.
🚨Colby Covington requires a battle with Gilbert Burns to avenge Chael Sonnen👀‼️
“Uncle Chael, if you want me to handle that inside the Octagon, I will get justice for us,”
“I will make sure he never shows his face in America ever again because of how badly I beat him.” pic.twitter.com/ly2Ii0rIrs
— MMA Casuals (@MMA_CASUALS_) December 19, 2024
“That’s disgusting, man, that’s despicable, that’s not right man, that’s really messed up,” Covington stated. “Now he’s getting tons of individuals calling him with silly sh*t and calling him with silly pranks, it’s a safety concern… What are we, in highschool? That’s actually tousled that Gilbert did that to Uncle Chael.
“I said, ‘Hey Uncle Chael if you want me to handle that inside the Octagon, I will get justice for us, I will get justice on Gilbert’s f*cking face, I will make sure he never shows his face in America ever again, that’s how badly I’d beat him” (h/t Bloody Elbow).
‘Durinho’ Responds to Colby Covington’s Name Out
Burns has since responded to Covington’s name out, settlement to fulfill him contained in the Octagon this spring — assuming ‘Chaos’ truly indicators the contract.
“Miami April! Just [sign] the contract! I know you not showing up!” Burns wrote in response.
With Burns sitting because the No. 8 ranked contender within the division and Covington dropping to ninth following his lopsided loss to Joaquin Buckley, a battle between the 2 makes plenty of sense from a rankings perspective.
Each fighters would additionally enter the bout in determined want of a win, including one other fascinating wrinkle to their potential showdown.
