Colby Covington has explained why the fight against Jorge Masvidal fell apart for Chaos. The former UFC intermediate champion welter said Masvidal was “afraid” to accept the fight against Covington.
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal were on track to fight each other. The former two best friends have been wanting to fight against each other for months but the UFC has now changed their direction in the welterweight division.
In an interview with Submission Radio, Colby Covington said Masvidal was offered a seven-figure payday, including an Ultimate Fighter gig, but went on to turn down the offer.
“He’s scared of me. I mean, he’s scared, you know he’s ashamed. He doesn’t want to be embarrassed in front of the whole world. He knows how the matchup will go this, he would be willing to lose to anyone other than me. So the UFC offered him a 7 – figure payday, the Ultimate Fighter gig, this warm – up tournament, you know. “
Colby Covington also said that the only reason he wanted to fight Gamebred is that there is a vendetta that needs to be resolved. Chaos said the fight against Masvidal would have led to an easy payday for him.
“The only reason I wanted to fight Jorge ‘Street Judas’ Masvidal, we got a vendetta, and it has to be arranged. It’s a payday easy for me, I was willing to go back, that’s because the way he ran his mouth with you He knew. He said I was weak, he said he was killing me, he was baptizing me. “
What could be the next source for Colby Covington?
Colby Covington’s fight against Jorge Masvidal seems to be off the table right now. Instead chaos could step into the octagon with Leon Edwards after Khamzat Chimaev’s last-half opponent pulled out of a March 13 card.
Chaos and Edwards have had their cases before, and a fight between the two could decide the next contender for UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman after Jorge Masvidal.
Published February 16, 2021, 17:35 IST