Colby Covington says don’t be like Michael Chiesa.
“I mean, I hate to beat a dead horse man, I want the same guy I asked for last time I was here – I want to fight Colby Covington before I retire,” Chiesa stated throughout the UFC Abu Dhabi post-show in August. “I’m 36 years previous, we’re in the identical age bracket and at this level, I’m probably not chasing the title.
“I just don’t really give a crap about the number next to Colby’s name, you know he may reside in Dade County – I don’t give a sh*t where he resides, Dade County, Miami – whatever, you’re from Oregan and I am from Washington. I want to find out who’s the best goddamn welterweight in the Pacific Northwest”
Covington paid little discover to the call-out final yr, however throughout a latest coaching session, the three-time UFC title challenger had a number of phrases for Chiesa.
“Don’t ride off other people’s jocks like Michael Chiesa,” Covington stated in a video on his YouTube channel. “He’s a great example of what you don’t want to do when you become an Ultimate Fighter champion. He’s a great example for the kids on the show that I can tell them don’t be a Michael Chiesa. Be a Chael Sonnen, be a Daniel Cormier, be a Chael Sonnen. Those are how you get paid and make it in this industry.”
An fascinating take contemplating Covington has been using Donald Trump’s outsized jock for practically a decade.
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Because it stands, there aren’t any plans to guide a battle between the 2 welterweight mainstays, however that might change relying on how issues go when Covington and Chiesa collide on the set of The Final Fighter 33. Within the newest season of the UFC’s long-running actuality collection, Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen will go head-to-head as head coaches with Chiesa and Covington serving as assistant coaches.
In years previous, the pinnacle coaches would typically battle on the TUF Finale, however Cormier thinks it makes extra sense for his or her assistants to take heart stage in that regard.
“I have Michael Chiesa on my coaching staff, Chael has Colby Covington,” Cormier stated on the TUF 33 media day. “Why don’t they just fight and we just coach them? That is about as close as we would both get to going back in the Octagon. Why don’t those dudes fight each other?”
TUF 33 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the collection. This season will characteristic male flyweights and welterweights and can air each Tuesday starting Might 27, 2025.
