“He’s now 0-2 in the UFC with two first-round knockout losses,” Covington said. “He really needs to go back to Asia with all the other inferior products. But let’s be honest: (Phil) ‘CM Punk’ (Brooks) has spent more time in the UFC octagon and has two less KO losses than Askren.”
"We all found out that Askren didn’t belong,” Covington said. “He’s overrated, which I knew. I’ve been saying that the whole time. He’s been buying clicks. He’s been buying followers. But let me tell you one thing: You can’t buy octagon wins.”
On potential Masvidal fight:
"We knew that our paths were going to cross,” he said. “We knew that he was a little too big for lightweight, and he was going to have to come to welterweight. We just said, hey man, it’s just business. There’s no hard feelings. It’s nothing personal. It’s just we both want that championship paycheck.
“So we’ll cross that bridge when it comes, and now we’re closer than ever to that bridge being crossed. It’s not a big deal. It’s what we love to do. When we fight, it will just be purely business. We’ll finish our business, and we’ll go back to being best friends the next day."
“I really do think the UFC’s going to let me handle this business with Marty first,” Covington said of Usman. “They’re going to let me throw him in the trash, and then we’re going to have this superfight with me and Jorge. That’s going to sell itself.
“If not, then whatever. I can fight whoever. But I’m going to defend my belt. I’m going to do what I do best, and that’s win. That’s why I’m the great American winning machine.”
https://mmajunkie.com/2019/07/colby-covington-jorge-masvidal-knockout-taunts-ben-askren
"We all found out that Askren didn’t belong,” Covington said. “He’s overrated, which I knew. I’ve been saying that the whole time. He’s been buying clicks. He’s been buying followers. But let me tell you one thing: You can’t buy octagon wins.”
On potential Masvidal fight:
"We knew that our paths were going to cross,” he said. “We knew that he was a little too big for lightweight, and he was going to have to come to welterweight. We just said, hey man, it’s just business. There’s no hard feelings. It’s nothing personal. It’s just we both want that championship paycheck.
“So we’ll cross that bridge when it comes, and now we’re closer than ever to that bridge being crossed. It’s not a big deal. It’s what we love to do. When we fight, it will just be purely business. We’ll finish our business, and we’ll go back to being best friends the next day."
“I really do think the UFC’s going to let me handle this business with Marty first,” Covington said of Usman. “They’re going to let me throw him in the trash, and then we’re going to have this superfight with me and Jorge. That’s going to sell itself.
“If not, then whatever. I can fight whoever. But I’m going to defend my belt. I’m going to do what I do best, and that’s win. That’s why I’m the great American winning machine.”
https://mmajunkie.com/2019/07/colby-covington-jorge-masvidal-knockout-taunts-ben-askren
