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Colby Covington has received flack for getting a title shot after losing twice to then-champ Kamaru Usman. But Covington says he's already proven what he deserves and Edwards is the one who cherrypicked his way here:
“He had the right matchups at the right time to get to that point in his career,” Covington told UFC.com “He fought a lightweight washout in Nate Diaz, and sat out almost two years to get his title shot. I don’t think he warranted
getting a title shot after beating that guy. "But he just cried ‘I deserve this, I deserve that’ instead of just going out there and working for it, or earning it like I did. I had to earn it the hard way. No one gave me this spot to fight for
the undisputed title. I had to earn it. I had to go the unconventional way because the straight-ahead way wasn’t available. He didn’t earn anything the hard way like I did, and Dec. 16 he’s going to find out that he’s going to get
broken by the American dream.”
Covington hasn’t competed since March 2022, but the former interim champ said it wasn’t by choice. Covington did weigh in as a backup for Edwards’ title-fight rematch with Usman at UFC 286 this past March, but his services
weren’t needed:
“This sitting out bullshit has been tough, because I’ve wanted to fight,” Covington established. "Every fight I’ve accepted."
Furthermore, Covington is positive that Edwards’ knockout win to become champion was a result of the damage caused by Covington at UFC 245 and UFC 268:
“No doubt about it, I took the fight out of Usman. I head kicked him and had him on wobbly legs, then he calls timeout. It’s not like Leon did something that I hadn’t already done before him.”
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“He had the right matchups at the right time to get to that point in his career,” Covington told UFC.com “He fought a lightweight washout in Nate Diaz, and sat out almost two years to get his title shot. I don’t think he warranted
getting a title shot after beating that guy. "But he just cried ‘I deserve this, I deserve that’ instead of just going out there and working for it, or earning it like I did. I had to earn it the hard way. No one gave me this spot to fight for
the undisputed title. I had to earn it. I had to go the unconventional way because the straight-ahead way wasn’t available. He didn’t earn anything the hard way like I did, and Dec. 16 he’s going to find out that he’s going to get
broken by the American dream.”
Covington hasn’t competed since March 2022, but the former interim champ said it wasn’t by choice. Covington did weigh in as a backup for Edwards’ title-fight rematch with Usman at UFC 286 this past March, but his services
weren’t needed:
“This sitting out bullshit has been tough, because I’ve wanted to fight,” Covington established. "Every fight I’ve accepted."
Furthermore, Covington is positive that Edwards’ knockout win to become champion was a result of the damage caused by Covington at UFC 245 and UFC 268:
“No doubt about it, I took the fight out of Usman. I head kicked him and had him on wobbly legs, then he calls timeout. It’s not like Leon did something that I hadn’t already done before him.”
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Colby Covington Discusses His UFC Journey And Why He’s Going To Leave His Upcoming UFC Welterweight Title Fight With Leon Edwards At UFC 296 Victorious.
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