It looks like trash-talking runs in the Covington family.
Interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington captured gold last weekend (Sat. June 9, 2018) when he defeated former 155-pound champion Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 225 in Chicago. He will unify his title with undisputed 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley at some point in the near future.
Woodley has expressed interest in having the fight at UFC 227 in August while Covington seems more interested in a Madison Square Garden meeting in November. Regardless of where the fight happens, it’s virtually guaranteed that Covington and Woodley will be fighting each other next.
The UFC recently published a “UFC 225: The Thrill and The Agony” sneak peak on their YouTube channel. Around the 1:03 mark of the video Covington’s sister, Candice, can be seen talking to she and Colby’s mother backstage just after the win.
She then looks into the camera and issues a message to Tyron Woodley (via MMA Mania):
“There are still gonna be haters, ‘Oh well you didn’t do this right, you didn’t do that right,’” Covington said. ”Now we got a belt, now what do you have to say? Now we’re coming after Woodley, there’s no stopping us now. Absolutely not.”
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