Colby Covington calls out Paddy Pimblett for UFC conflict
From there, Covington set his sights on a combat with Paddy Pimblett subsequent. This callout is considerably stunning, on condition that Pimblett competes within the light-weight division, and is closing in on a a lot larger combat with the division’s new king Ilia Topuria. Nevertheless, Covington and Pimblett have had a public altercation prior to now, so there’s some historical past between them.
“I believe the Paddy Pimblett combat is fascinating,” Covington mentioned. “He’s received just a little little bit of a reputation proper now, however solely as a result of he’s received an English accent and a bowl lower. He’s really larger than me, he’s a weight bully. He cuts quite a lot of weight.”
Covington final fought in December, when he was stopped by Joaquin Buckley. Previous to that, he misplaced a large choice in a title combat with former champ Leon Edwards. His final win occurred in 2022 when he defeated his former buddy Jorge Masvidal by choice.
Covington is actually unlikely to get his desired combat with Pimblett subsequent. Nevertheless, he has just lately been known as out by Michael Chiesa and Kevin Holland—each long-time welterweight contenders. So, regardless of his latest losses, he positively has choices.