- Joined
- May 15, 2008
- Messages
- 5,437
- Reaction score
- 11,299
Colby Covington recently told Submission Radio he offered to fight Shavkat after Belal withdrew from the title fight due to an injury.
"I offered. I told the UFC that I was willing to step up to the plate," Covington told Submission Radio. "I would love to save the show and put on a good show for the fans. They pay their hard-earned money for big, megafights. They need a megafight. That's not a mega fight. They need someone who is going to put asses in seats and entertain people, so I was excited. I wanted the fight, and I asked for it but I think they have other plans."
"I can walk him down and pressure him, and he's not going to like my pressure," Covington said. "He doesn't do very well with southpaws. We saw how he did with the busboy, Geoff Neal. That was a very competitive fight. He hasn't fought a top, top contender yet. He's fought some gatekeepers of the division, some guys on the cusp of the top 10, but he's never fought a champion like me – a guy who's going to come at him for five straight rounds and just walk him down.”
"I match up well. He stands very tall. I don't see anything special with him. He has some good submissions. He's slick, but that's when he can control the wrestling. He's not going to control the wrestling on me, so I think I can beat him pretty easily, and I think it's a favorable fight, and it's a fight that I want in the future whether he wins or loses in December."
I would like to see this fight at some point…and see Shavkat take Colby through 7 layers of hair.
full article:
www.yahoo.com
"I offered. I told the UFC that I was willing to step up to the plate," Covington told Submission Radio. "I would love to save the show and put on a good show for the fans. They pay their hard-earned money for big, megafights. They need a megafight. That's not a mega fight. They need someone who is going to put asses in seats and entertain people, so I was excited. I wanted the fight, and I asked for it but I think they have other plans."
"I can walk him down and pressure him, and he's not going to like my pressure," Covington said. "He doesn't do very well with southpaws. We saw how he did with the busboy, Geoff Neal. That was a very competitive fight. He hasn't fought a top, top contender yet. He's fought some gatekeepers of the division, some guys on the cusp of the top 10, but he's never fought a champion like me – a guy who's going to come at him for five straight rounds and just walk him down.”
"I match up well. He stands very tall. I don't see anything special with him. He has some good submissions. He's slick, but that's when he can control the wrestling. He's not going to control the wrestling on me, so I think I can beat him pretty easily, and I think it's a favorable fight, and it's a fight that I want in the future whether he wins or loses in December."
I would like to see this fight at some point…and see Shavkat take Colby through 7 layers of hair.
full article:
Colby Covington reveals he offered to fight Shavkat Rakhamonov at UFC 310
Colby Covington says he threw his name in the hat to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310. Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was scheduled to challenge welterweight champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the Dec. 7 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,…
www.yahoo.com
