Former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington has reignited his feud with former good friend, Jon Jones — boldly joking how he ought to verify below the ring on the UFC Efficiency Institute for the Rochester native — who revealed years in the past how he hid from a drug testing agent below the ring at his Jackson-Wink MMA base.
Covington, a former interim welterweight champion and present quantity 9 ranked challenger, made his return final December in an impromptu headliner at UFC Struggle Evening Tampa, coming into the Octagon for the primary time in a yr following a 3rd unsuccessful bid for the undisputed welterweight championship.
And dropping his second consecutive loss, Clovis native, Covington was completed by surging contender, Joaquin Buckley courtesy of a health care provider’s stoppage within the third spherical, slumping to a different loss after his determination shutout defeat to former champion, Leon Edwards.
Showing at UFC Vegas 102 over the course of the weekend, Covington made waves on social media after he tried to embrace former two-fight rival and ex-champion, Kamaru Usman throughout a stay stream backstage — appearingly to no avail.
Colby Covington checks below ring at UFC PI for bitter rival, Jon Jones
And in one other video posted on his official Twitch channel, Covington joked how he ought to verify below the ring on the UFC Efficiency Institute for former faculty good friend and coaching associate, Jones — who admitted to hiding below a squared circle to keep away from a USADA (United States Anti-Doping Company) drug testing agent.
“You know what this boxing ring just reminded me of, guys?” Colby Covington requested his viewers. “We should always most likely look below it to see if Jon Jones is there. Identical to when he hid there from USADA. Guys, let’s go look [to see] if Jon Jones is there. Jonny boy — Jonny, are you right here? Are you right here, Jon?
“Jon, are you hiding from USADA and the doping agency?” Colby Covington defined. “Jon, are you under there? Jon Jones, where are you? I know you like to hide under rings from the drug lords. Are you still burying your steroid test? Welp, sorry guys, I thought Jon Jones would be there. He loves to hide under rings so much. Guy’s a scumbag.”
