Colby Covington News

Tom Taylor - June 4, 2018

This Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 225, surging welterweight contender Colby Covington will battle former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight title.

Tom Taylor - June 1, 2018

On June 9, in the co-main event of UFC 225, Colby Covington will challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight title. Shortly thereafter, in the main event of the same card, UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker will attempt to defend his title in a rematch with fearsome contender Yoel Romero.

Tom Taylor - June 1, 2018

On a recent episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, UFC 225 interim welterweight title challenger Colby Covington made headlines by suggesting that he he might have to slap UFC commentator Joe Rogan. Though Rogan promptly responded to these comments, asking Covington not to slap him, Covington isn’t satisfied.

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2018

Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Liverpool, UFC welterweight contender Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career, scoring a decision win over two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Not everybody, however, agreed with the judges’ decision.

Jason Kindschy - May 30, 2018

BJPENN.COM Radio is back yet again! We kick things off with No. 4 ranked UFC bantamweight Jimmie Rivera. “El Terror” is set to face off against Marlon Moraes this Friday in Utica, New York, at UFC FN 131. Jimmie was kind enough to speak with us briefly during his busy schedule leading up to the event and he helped us preview the showdown with Marlon. You’ll hear the latest on Jimmie’s well-documented beef with Marlon’s manager and how that will translate into the cage on fight night. We’ll also get Rivera’s prediction for the rematch between Dillashaw and Garbrandt, who he’d prefer to fight for the title if given the choice, and if he’s been promised the ever-elusive title shot with a win over Moraes.

Tom Taylor - May 22, 2018

On Tuesday afternoon, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was notified of a potential anti-doping violation by The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). “The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Fabricio Werdum of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on April 25, 2018,” a UFC statement on the matter read.

Chris Taylor - May 12, 2018

Jiu-jitsu ace Mackenzie Dern (6-0 MMA) will return to the octagon at tonight’s UFC 224 event in Brazil where she will square off with Amanda Cooper. The Dern vs. Cooper fight will take place at catchweight, this after Mackenzie badly missed the strawweight limit (116 pounds) by coming in at 123-pounds.

Tom Taylor - May 7, 2018

Earlier this year, on an April episode of BJ Penn Radio, UFC 225 interim welterweight title challenger Colby Covington shared plans to pursue gold in the lightweight middleweight divisions in the future. 

Tom Taylor - May 7, 2018

Colby Covington has become one of the most polarizing fighters in mixed martial arts, generating massive amounts of backlash for his controversial comments and brash actions. The top welterweight contender has already been lambasted by a number of his fellow fighters, and now, we can add Conor McGregor training partner and current Bellator star Dillon Danis to the list. Several days ago, a fan on Twitter made a comparison between Danis and Covington, calling Danis “the Colby Covington of Bellator.”

Chris Taylor - May 6, 2018

VIDEO | Joe Rogan responds to Colby Covington’s “slap” threat Earlier this week top ranked welterweight contender Colby Covington issued a warning to long time UFC commentator Joe Rogan suggesting that he “might just have to slap him” the next time he sees him.

Tom Taylor - May 4, 2018

Originally, Colby Covington’s anticipated interim welterweight showdown with Rafael dos Anjos was expected to occur at UFC 224, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ultimately, however, this massive welterweight battle was moved to UFC 225, which goes down on June 9 in Chicago, Illinois.

Tom Taylor - May 4, 2018

Colby Covington, who battles Rafael dos Anjos for interim welterweight gold at UFC 225 in Chicago this June 9, is perhaps the most polarizing fighter in the game. The American Top Team staple’s actions and comments generate near constant backlash — even from UFC color commentator Joe Rogan.

Jason Kindschy - May 3, 2018

BJPENN.COM Radio returns with another stacked episode! We kick things off with UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou. “The Spartan” has several projects in the works ranging from producing and starring in an independent film, to breaking the mold as the Ring Boy for Invicta FC and being the face of Pert Plus. On top of all that, Theodorou continues to work his way up the ladder at 185 and looks to keep that momentum going against Trevor Smith at UFC Liverpool on May 27th. We’ll be previewing the matchup, discussing all the side work Elias has on his plate, and a whole lot more.

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

Hearing Colby was seen leaving in a neck brace after this vicious assault by Charles Bennett. Criminal charges pending. pic.twitter.com/UmE9b6Dzgu — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 27, 2018

Tom Taylor - April 26, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov, who now owns the UFC lightweight title, is a flawless 26-0 as a professional mixed martial artist. Given his incredible dominance in the lightweight division — and the fact that he’s struggled with the scale in the past — many members of the MMA community have wondered how he’d perform in the UFC welterweight division. In the opinion of Colby Covington, who battles Rafael dos Anjos for interim welterweight gold in the co-main event of UFC 225 this June 9, Nurmagomedov would be wise to stay at lightweight. In fact, he thinks Nurmagomedov would be in some real trouble if he moved to welterweight.

Drake Riggs - April 9, 2018

During the UFC 223 fight week this past week, along with all the drama surrounding that event, the UFC also held a press conference for their next big lineup of events. Somewhat similar to the “Time Is Now” and “Summer Kickoff” pressers we’ve seen in recent years. These style of press conferences feature all of the headliners for the upcoming events as well as all title fight participants. One of which included the likes of top welterweight contenders and rather outspoken, Colby Covington who stole the show as per usual.

Chris Taylor - April 5, 2018

Colby Covington unloads on Conor McGregor and Artem Lobov following “bus attack” in Brooklyn! UFC welterweight standout Colby Covington will get his shot at promotional gold at next month’s UFC 224 event in Brazil when he squares off with former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC’s interim welterweight championship.

Jason Kindschy - April 4, 2018

BENN.COM Radio is back with another solid lineup, Penn Nation! We kick things off with the No. 3 ranked welterweight in the UFC and super villain extraordinaire, Colby Covington. “Chaos” returns to the show to discuss his slated showdown against Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight strap at UFC 224 in Brazil on May 12th. We’ll get his thoughts on the matchup, what needed to fall into place before the fight could be finalized, what he has planned to follow winning UFC gold, and the testicular fortitude required to venture back into Brazil following his verbal onslaught towards the country. As always, Colby brings the heat in another entertaining interview.