March 25, 2025 3:30 pm ET
Colby Covington sees Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena doing low numbers at UFC 315.
Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) defends his welterweight title in opposition to Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) within the Might 10 important occasion (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) took purpose on the star energy of each headliners.
“I see that bout actually boring the followers,” Covington mentioned in an interview with Tim Welch. “I really feel unhealthy for the followers that that’s what they get for a title battle. That’s simply piss poor, and two losers within the sport that don’t draw flies to sh*t.”
Covington is not within the title image after back-to-back losses to Leon Edwards and Joaquin Buckley. He’s not in need of choices with the likes of Themba Gorimbo, Michael Chiesa, and Michael Web page calling him out, however the former interim welterweight champion is just eyeing massive fights.
“Anyone that has that massive title (is who I would like subsequent),” Covington mentioned. “Massive fights, wherever the largest and finest fights that I can get executed for the UFC, that’s what I need to do. We’ve bought to see how issues are going. There are a few individuals who have been operating my title by their mouths, to allow them to get their mouth shut for positive. However I’ve bought to see what the UFC needs to do.
“I would like legacy fights, massive fights, former champions, massive, high-level fights – not guys which can be simply arising and simply beginning to construct their title as a result of I’ve been right here, I’ve executed that, I’m a world champion. It doesn’t matter what my rating is. I’m the champion of the division. I’m the largest draw, and I’m the largest star within the division. So anytime I battle, it’s a championship battle.”
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