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Jorge Masvidal rips ‘lying piece of sh*t’ Colby Covington for accusing UFC 296 judges of being anti-Trump

Jorge Masvidal REALLY hates that Colby Covington tried to, as he puts, blame his most recent title-fight loss on Donald Trump.

[autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] jumped on the opportunity to pile on rival [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag].

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296 – a fight he thought he won. Covington claimed the judges were against him because of his support of former U.S. President [autotag]Donald Trump[/autotag]. Covington also shared an X-ray that later revealed he broke his foot in Round 1, which hampered his performance.

Masvidal, who’s also an adoring Trump supporter, went off on Covington for using Trump’s name to make excuses.

“For starters, I never met such a f*cking hoe in my life, such a b*tch, you know?” Masvidal told BroBible of Covington. “He doesn’t know anything about politics. He literally just attaches his name to Trump, hoping that Trump will one day tweet his name or maybe show up to a fight and things like that, but the guy literally knows nothing about politics, knows nothing about immigration laws knows, nothing about 401(k)s, about foreign policies, domestic policies. He knows nothing. All this guy f*cking does is throw his money away, f*cking gambling on poker and pay for prostitutes to be in his f*cking video.

“So for him to go out there and involve Trump’s name so much and then say, ‘The judges don’t like me because I roll with Trump, and they robbed me because of Trump,’ you’re a f*cking piece of sh*t. Now you’re blaming the f*cking greatest president this country has ever seen. You’re blaming your f*cking sh*tty ass loss (on him). You didn’t do a damn thing and everybody says – even your mom f*cking says – you’re a f*cking bum. You’re going to blame that on Trump because you’re such a f*cking bum. You’re a piece of sh*t. It just shows who he is, and of course now he has a broken foot. Guy’s a f*cking cheating, lying piece of sh*t, cop-calling motherf*cker, and I can’t wait to see his ass.”

Masvidal’s disdain for Covington comes as no surprise. Masvidal lost a lopsided unanimous decision to Covington in March 2022, but their beef didn’t end there. Shortly after the loss, Masvidal was arrested for attacking Covington outside a Miami restaurant.

This past November, the former BMF champion pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge as part of a plea deal to have two felony charges of battery and criminal mischief dropped.

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Ian Machado Garry: I will rid UFC of ‘piece of sh*t’ Colby Covington once and for all

After UFC 298, Ian Machado Garry had harsh words for Colby Covington, a matchup he wants next.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] doesn’t want a title shot gifted to him. He wants to earn it step by step.

The next test after Saturday’s UFC 298, in Garry’s eyes, is clear. It’s [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag], and Garry wants to inflict significant damage.

“I’m going to beat Colby Covington like we’ve never seen before,” Garry told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference. “Then I want a top-three opponent, someone who is in that title contention, because the truth is, Colby’s biggest claim to fame is he’s fought for three world titles and he’s lost all three. He’s not as good as people think he is. You get beaten by a young, up-and-coming prospect, one of the best we’ve ever seen, the truth is you don’t come back from that.”

On paper, the fight might look like a pretty standard striker vs. grappler to the outside observer. Garry warned the masses should not to sleep on his ground game, particularly with how vengeful he feels toward Covington.

“I’ll match him pace-for-pace on cardio,” Garry said. “I’ll match him for output. He doesn’t possess anywhere near the power Geoff Neal does. He has great wrestling. Cool, put me on my back. I’m training with Demian Maia. See what happens if you put me on my back. I’ll choke him unconscious. I promise you, I will end that fight. I will finish that fight and I’ll rid UFC of Colby Covington once and for all. He needs to be gone. I’m sick of his nonsense. He’s a piece of sh*t.”

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Both Covington and Garry have been booed in their careers, perhaps more than most. For Garry, the hatred is still a bit new. At face value he refuses to reject it, as was the case when the Honda Center drowned out his in-cage interview with boos after his split decision win over Geoff Neal. Garry is going to keep doing his thing, regardless.

“I don’t care whether people love me or hate me,” Garry said. “I’m doing what I love. I’m a kid who had a dream and I’m up here living it. I watched Conor go through everything that he went through. I just want it. That’s the life I want to live. I want to put on a show. I want to fight for a living. I want to travel the world and train with the best coaches in the world, the best teammates on the planet.

“I’m living the dream and there’s no one who can wipe that smile off my face. There’s still nobody in the world who can take that 0 off me. I’m going to keep proving that. Whether they love or hate me, whether they cheer or boo, if my hand gets raised, I’m still going to become a world champion whether they like it or not.”

Covington is 2-3 in his most recent five five. All three losses came in title fights. He most recently competed at UFC 296 in December, when he lost a unanimous decision to welterweight champion Leon Edwards.

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Ian Machado Garry plans to ‘retire’ Colby Covington after UFC 298

Ian Machado Garry will go after Colby Covington with a win at UFC 298.

IRVINE, Calif. – [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] will go after [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] with a win at UFC 298.

Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meets Geoff Neal (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) on Saturday’s main card (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Garry sees former three-time title challenger and ex-interim champion Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) as his ticket to the top.

“I want to beat Geoff Neal in spectacular fashion this weekend, then I’m going to fight Colby Covington, and I’m going to retire him, and I’m going to rid the clown from the UFC,” Garry said at Wednesday’s UFC 298 media day. “Then I’ll take someone (ranked) three, two or one in the world, I’ll beat them, and I’ll earn my title shot next year.”

Covington did express interest in fighting Garry, but the undefeated rising star is confident he’ll get his way regardless.

“I think he (Covington) has no other choice,” Garry said. “When I beat Geoff Neal on Saturday, there’s only one choice, and it’s what I say.”

Fighting Covington would be a double incentive for Garry. He’s not a fan of the way Covington and former middleweight champion Sean Strickland have been marketing themselves.

“I’ll still talk sh*t, that’s the person I am,” Garry said. “I’ll talk sh*t. You want to clap at me, I’ll clap back. That’s how I’ve grown up. That’s the way me and my friends grew up, but there’s a line. There’s a line on what you say and what you do, and it’s not trash to call my wife a pedophile or say my kid isn’t even mine.

“That’s not trash talk. That’s abuse. That’s horrible, and no person on the planet deserves that. I feel like we’ve seen it recently, and the two main culprits are f*cking Colby and Sean Strickland. Colby bringing up Leon (Edwards’) dad and Sean just being negative toward every single person possible. It shows a very dark age in MMA, and this is not what the sport’s about.”

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Gilbert Burns questions validity of Colby Covington’s broken foot: ‘I saw him walking everywhere’

Gilbert Burns is skeptical of Colby Covington’s claim that he broke his foot.

[autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] is skeptical of [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]’s claim that he broke his foot.

Covington provided Submission Radio an X-ray image of his broken foot, which he says happened after he landed a kick on Leon Edwards’ elbow during their title fight at UFC 296.

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) attributed his lackluster effort in his unanimous decision loss to Edwards due to his foot injury, but Burns isn’t entirely sold on his story.

“He was going everywhere here,” Burns told The AllStar. “I saw him walking everywhere. The X-ray, I don’t see his name on the X-ray. I don’t know. Then we saw him walk everywhere in Miami, playing poker, going everywhere. I didn’t see no cast, I didn’t see anything. So, I don’t know. It’s very hard to believe anything Colby says.

“You don’t know when it’s true, you don’t know when he’s a character. I just think a lot of guys said he didn’t show up. I think he did show up, but I think Leon just shut him down and I think Leon is – people don’t give him a lot of credit, but I think he’s very, very good. He just shut the guy down.”

Covington named Burns (22-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC), as well as Ian Machado Garry and Stephen Thompson as potential next opponents. Burns meets Jack Della Maddalena (16-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at UFC 299 on March 9, and is no longer interested in Covington.

“I saw a couple things that he said that he might fight Ian Garry or me,” Burns said. “Is that fight still relevant? Like, the way that guy showed up, two years without fighting. I don’t know. I’m not even thinking of this guy. I called this guy out so many times. He had so many opportunities to fight me. Now my focus is on Jack.

“After Jack, we’ll see, but I’m not passing through Jack. This guy’s going to be very hungry. I don’t know. I just think Edwards shut (Covington) down real bad, and I think he’s done. Whenever after the fight he called for (Stephen) ‘Wonderboy’ (Thompson) and ‘Wonderboy’ just lost, too. It’s just like, that guy is done. He’ll never fight for the title again. So, why fight him?”

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Colby Covington’s No. 1 choice for next fight is Stephen Thompson, also open to Ian Machado Garry or Gilbert Burns

Colby Covington sees multiple options for his next fight, but one opponent “makes the most sense” to him.

[autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] sees multiple options for his next fight, but he prioritizes one over all.

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296 in December, falling short in his third attempt at undisputed gold.

[autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who meets Geoff Neal at UFC 298 on Feb. 17, put Covington on his 2024 hit list. If the UFC offers Covington the fight, he’ll happily accept.

“Right after the busboy (Neal) fight, if he can get through the busboy and UFC deems that to be the biggest and best business the UFC can do in the welterweight division, then let’s do it,” Covington told Submission Radio. “UFC knows what Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington is about. CCI, Colby Covington Incorporated has never turned down one fight.

“I’ve fought the pound-for-pound greats, the champions. I’ve been a champion. I am the champion. I’m the best fighter and welterweight on earth right now. That’s just facts. You can have your opinion-based decision. But I know what’s facts. I’ve been in there. I felt it. So I know what I’m capable of, and I know I am the best on earth right now.”

Covington sees [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] (17-7-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) as the most logical opponent for him next, but also likes the idea of [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] (22-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC), who meets Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299 on March 9.

“Whatever the UFC deems necessary,” Covington said. “There’s a lot of options. We got Gilbert coming up, that fat lesbian, just like Conor said. He’s coming up in March. If he beats that other kid that he’s fighting, whatever the scrub’s name is, then that’s a possibility.

“I think ‘Wonderboy,’ guys, makes the most sense. The ultimate nice guy vs. the ultimate bad guy. He came on this show, Submission Radio, and had a lot of things to say. ‘Oh, Colby’s going to get knocked out. Oh, I’ll knock out Colby.’ Oh, all these things. He’s No. 6 in the world, I’m No. 5 in the world right now. That fight makes the most sense.”

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Colby Covington still longs for UFC gold: ‘I want that welterweight title more than I want to live’

Despite failing in three attempts, Colby Covington refuses to give up hope on winning an undisputed UFC championship.

[autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] refuses to give up hope of winning the UFC welterweight championship.

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) revealed that he broke his foot early in his unanimous decision loss to champ Leon Edwards in December at UFC 296, which he said led to his tentative performance. Covington, a former interim champ, fell short in his third undisputed title opportunity but vows to come back stronger once he’s healthy.

“I am the title of this division. I’m the welterweight savior,” Covington told Submission Radio. “I’m the biggest draw in this division. There’s a reason everyone calls my name. Fights are easy to get and dunk on these nerds. I’m king of Miami, I’m America’s champ, the people’s champ, Donald Trump’s favorite fighter. I’m in a title fight every time I fight. Everybody knows that. To get back to that undisputed title, whoever is the biggest and best name that the UFC tells me I have to go through to get there, that is what I’m willing to do. I want that title more than I want to breathe, more than I want to live. I’m in my prime. I’m 35 years young. I haven’t taken any damage in my career. Especially in that last fight, Leon didn’t leave a scratch on my face. There were a couple of tiny little bruises on my leg. Big f*cking deal. I landed double strikes as him.

“I know I’m the welterweight champion. I know I’m the best welterweight on earth. Just because three judges didn’t decide it for me that night, that’s not going to affect my future and how I train and my preparation every day. I work hard, blue-collar American, I’m a 24/7, 365 fighter. I’m not a part-time fighter. So as long as I’m in this thing, and I’m fully invested in my career, I’m going to keep getting better, and I’m going to keep working hard. I’m not halfway in, halfway out. I’m fully in on this, and I want that welterweight title more than I want to live. Whatever it takes to get back there, I’m willing to do. The UFC knows that, so whoever they put in front of me, I promise you the chip on the shoulder of Colby is coming back, and he’s going to finish this and re-write all the wrongs of the past.”

Covington said he broke his foot on the first kick he threw, which landed on Edwards’ elbow. He didn’t have to go under the knife and is targeting a summer return at a marquee event.

“Thankfully it wasn’t displaced, so I didn’t have to get surgery,” Covington said. “There’s no displaced fracture. It’s just a time thing. Eight to 12 weeks of healing and then probably another three to four weeks of getting my footing back and being able to plant off it. … I’ll be back in no time, by summer for sure I’ll be back ready to main event, headline, do the biggest and best business in the UFC.”

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Michael Bisping names opponent who could put Colby Covington back into UFC title picture

Michael Bisping thinks Colby Covington’s title hopes may not be entirely over.

[autotag]Michael Bisping[/autotag] thinks [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]’s title hopes may not be entirely over.

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) fell short in his third title opportunity when he lost a lackluster unanimous decision to welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296 in December.

Covington, 35, didn’t put on his best showing against Edwards. With Edwards expected to run things back with Belal Muhammad for his next title defense, Bisping thinks Covington could end up drawing undefeated [autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag] (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) next – a fight he sees potentially have title implications.

“If they were to make this fight, there’s a big opportunity there,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel. “Colby has had his title shots, OK, and I don’t think he’s going to get another one. But this will blow your mind: If he beats Shavkat Rakhmonov … I’m not saying he gets a title fight, but if he beats Shavkat Rakhmonov, there’s an argument there.

“I’m not saying I agree with it, but it if he was to beat Shavkat Rakhmonov, guess what? All of a sudden, you’re back in the discussion, baby – right? He would be. If you want to become the man, you’ve got to beat the man. But would he beat Shavkat? I very much doubt it. Now here’s the real question for Colby Covington: If this fight takes place, does he still have it? Does the fire still burn?”

Covington dismissed the idea of facing Rakhmonov next during the UFC 296 post-fight news conference. Instead, the former interim champion turned his attention to Stephen Thompson, who was submitted by Rakhmonov at UFC 296.

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UFC champ Sean Strickland rips Colby Covington for using ‘fictional persona’ to sell himself

UFC champ Sean Strickland is definitely not a fan of Colby Covington’s persona.

UFC middleweight champion [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] is not a fan of [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]’s persona.

Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) recently went off on Covington after Covington said he’d love to slap him around. Both Strickland and Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) carry themselves as proud Americans who have no filter when expressing their political views, but the champion said the difference is he’s true to himself while Covington puts on an act.

“Yeah, unlike Colby Covington, the fraudulent man himself,” Strickland told ESPN. “He’s just fraudulent. I think to be a UFC fighter, it is a sense of entertainment, WWE. But you want to base your character on authenticity and then you have somebody like Colby, who is a fictional persona that he’s created when he’s not trying to fall on Trump’s d*ck.

“It is the most cringeworthy sh*t. It’s so f*cked that Trump left the arena while he was giving his speech. It’s like watching the ugly girl get rejected at a party. You feel bad for the guy at this point. Don’t worry, Colby, he knows your name.”

Strickland makes his first title defense when he takes on Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 297 main event at Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.

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24 fights on our 2024 MMA wish list: Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones (still), Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 3, more

Here’s MMA Junkie’s 24-fight wishlist for the new year.

2023 didn’t disappoint in terms of great MMA action, and 2024 looks just as promising, if not more.

With 2024 underway, there’s a new year of fresh possibilities for dream matchups across the MMA landscape, from the UFC to Bellator, PFL, RIZIN FF, ONE Championship and more.

For 2023, unfortunately, only four of the 23 dream fights MMA Junkie wished for came to fruition. We’re not deterred, however, and are back with another slate of 24 matchups we aspire to see in 2024.

Below, we present MMA Junkie’s wish list of 24 fights we’d like to see in 2024.

Dear diary …: Ian Machado Garry reveals 2024 hit list – and it’s stacked

Ian Machado Garry is eyeing three big names in 2024.

[autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] is eyeing three big names in 2024.

Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is already booked in a welterweight bout against Geoff Neal (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Anaheim, Calif.

If he gets past Neal, the undefeated 26-year-old is setting his sights at the top. Garry wants a piece of former multiple-time title challenger [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC), as well as UFC middleweight champion [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC).

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Garry’s callouts aren’t out of left field. Aspiring to become UFC welterweight champion, Covington very well could be in Garry’s path to gold. Covington criticized Garry for turning off the comments on his social media, and also recently expressed interest in fighting him when he appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show. Covington is coming off a loss to welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296.

“There is one guy that is a legitimate cuck, and I’ve called him out for that,” Covington told Carlson. “I found out that this had happened: The girl was selling a book called ‘WAG,’ which means ‘Wife And Girlfriend.’ So she was promoting that she had (both) a boyfriend and she had a husband.

“It shouldn’t be allowed. It’s pretty nasty behavior. … He was pretty angry. I think he probably wants to settle the differences in the octagon, and it just so happens I like to fight in the octagon. So if it needs to happen one day, I’d be honored to settle that.”

(“WAG” does indeed stand for “Wife And Girlfriend,” but the acronym, according to the BBC, was coined in a 2002 newspaper column to mean the “wives and girlfriends” of soccer players in the United Kingdom, such as David Beckham’s wife Victoria (aka Posh Spice). British tabloids covered the soccer matches in sports, and the WAGs in other parts of the paper. The term refers to a collective group – not a woman claiming to be one person’s wife and another person’s girlfriend, the way Covington chose to define it.)

Strickland also didn’t mince his words when it comes to Garry’s relationship with his wife, which Strickland says resulted in Garry threatening to sue him.

Strickland is scheduled to make his first title defense against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 on Jan. 20.

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