Colby Covington News

Tom Taylor - November 19, 2018

The UFC had a very, very difficult time locking down a main event for UFC 230, which went down earlier this month in New York City’s famous Madison Square Garden. While the card’s headlining spot was ultimately filled by a heavyweight title fight between champ Daniel Cormier and challenger Derrick Lewis, there were reportedly also discussions of a welterweight main event between interim champ Colby Covington and Nick Diaz. While Colby Covington says he would have been willing to fight Nick Diaz in the UFC 230 main event, the fight never came together. And now he says Diaz has missed his chance.

Jason Kindschy - November 18, 2018

Following the announcement that former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight king, Ben Askren had finally joined the UFC roster, speculation began as to who ‘Funky’ would debut against. After immediately taking to social media and calling out the elite of the division, the dust settled and Askren was booked against former UFC champ Robbie Lawler at UFC 233.

Jason Kindschy - November 15, 2018

Colby Covington returns to the show and brings the heat as usual. We’ll get an update on the inevitable fight with Tyron Woodley and hear when Colby expects the title-unification bout to go down. “Chaos” also gives us a lengthy response to recent callouts by UFC signee Ben Askren, his thoughts on the return of Jon Jones and the matchup against Alexander Gustafson, the fate of Khabib Nurmagomedov, other possible matchups after Woodley, and Colby’s eventual transition to WWE. Yet another must-listen interview from the champ!

Drake Riggs - November 14, 2018

UFC 233 takes place on January 26 and it is already looking like it will end up being a fantastic card to start off the new year. With one title fight already lined up, we could be getting a second at 170-pounds. It’s no secret that UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and interim champion Colby Covington do not like each other and are on a crash course to meet one another inside the Octagon at some point. It’s just a matter of when.

Drake Riggs - October 25, 2018

The current UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington knows that Tyron Woodley is next. But he has interest in another champion afterward. Of course, that all depends on Covington getting past Woodley first. But he seems as confident as always that he would make light work of the UFC’s lightweight champion as he told Submission Radio.

Drake Riggs - October 25, 2018

There are plenty of personalities to go around in the UFC’s welterweight division. One of which includes interim champion Colby Covington and could soon be including former Bellator and ONE Championship champion Ben Askren. With Askren’s transition over to MMA’s ultimate proving ground seemingly being inevitable, he’s already let it be known who he may be interested in taking on first. That, of course, being the brash Covington.

Cole Shelton - October 9, 2018

Interim UFC welterweight champion, Colby Covington has had a feud going on with the current welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley for quite some time. Covington believes Woodley is ‘ducking him’ and faking injuries to get out of fighting him.

Cole Shelton - October 9, 2018

The UFC’s biggest star is Conor McGregor, no question about it. The Irishman was the first-ever UFC fighter to hold two belts simultaneously. McGregor then got so big that he went to boxing to fight Floyd Mayweather.

Tom Taylor - October 7, 2018

On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 229, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title with a dominant, fourth-round submission win over former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, that’s not where the violence ended. Moments after the fight ended, Khabib Nurmagomedov leapt over the cage and attacked Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis, which sparked a massive brawl between his and McGregor’s teams.

Tom Taylor - October 5, 2018

Having already established himself as one of MMA’s premier fighters, Colby Covington is now hoping that he’ll have the chance to prove himself as a top pro wrestler in the future too. Covington has made no secret of his pro wrestling goals in the past, but on episode 100 of BJPENN.CMOM Radio, he divulged that the wheels are already in motion for a future WWE move.

Tom Taylor - October 5, 2018

From the sounds of it, UFC 230 will be headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Sijara Eubanks. That being said, it also sounds like the card was nearly headlined by a welterweight title fight between interim champion Colby Covington and undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. This per Colby Covington himself, who discussed his negotiations for a UFC 230 fight on episode 100 of BJPENN.COM Radio.

Jason Kindschy - October 5, 2018

BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation!

Tom Taylor - September 24, 2018

Earlier this month, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley said that he would happily accept a fight with interim champion Colby Covington at UFC 230 this November 3 — so long as he was cleared by doctors. Unfortunately, we then learned that Tyron Woodley’s thumb is in pretty bad shape, and that he will need surgery as a result, which effectively rules out a fight with Colby Covington at UFC 230.

Tom Taylor - September 19, 2018

Ever since UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defended his title with a second-round submission Darren Till on September 8, former interim champion Colby Covington has been calling him out for a title fight at UFC 230 on November 3. Apparently, Tyron Woodley is happy to accept Colby Covington’s challenge, so long as doctors give him the all-clear first.

Tom Taylor - September 18, 2018

Having dispatched Darren Till with a D’arce choke at UFC 228 earlier this month, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley can now look forward to a huge showdown with his arch rival Colby Covington. Although this Tyron Woodley vs. Colby Covington fight is not official yet, it is possible that the UFC schedules it for the main event of UFC 230, a massive card that goes down on November 3 inside New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden.

Tom Taylor - September 17, 2018

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and former interim champion Colby Covington stand out as two of the fiercest rivals in modern MMA. Though their anticipated showdown has not yet been made official, they’re expected to fight quite soon, and when they do, it’s going to be one of the biggest grudge matches in recent memory. There was a time, of course, when Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington were actually on good terms. That was several years ago, when both trained at American Top Team.

Tom Taylor - September 16, 2018

Shortly after UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defended his title with a second-round submission of Darren Till at UFC 228, he announced that he would be releasing a rap single. Colby Covington, the former interim champion and Woodley’s arch rival in the welterweight division, was not impressed by this announcement. Colby Covington trashed Woodley’s rap career on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio.

Drake Riggs - September 13, 2018

Two of the MMA world’s biggest personalities reside in the welterweight division and it was only a matter of time until they got on each other’s minds.