Colby Covington is all set to face Leon Edwards for the welterweight title fight at UFC 296. Regardless, this has not stopped the fighter from calling out other fighters. Covington may be fighting Edwards, but ‘Chaos’ aims to establish his professional gains. In his pursuit to make an epic comeback, Covington expressed his ambition to dethrone the current middleweight champion, Sean Strickland.

The 170 lbs. contender has recently made comments against Strickland, and the fighter believes that Strickland would be an easy target within his division. Chaos even deemed him ‘half of a human being.’ These remarks could potentially trigger Strickland, given their contentious nature. Let’s find out the whole story.

Colby Covington gave his honest opinion on Sean Strickland

The combat sports community is well aware of Sean Strickland’s distinctive demeanor. The gun-loving, conservative American patriot is known for his brutally honest opinions. Regarding his career, Strickland has proven to be one of the most active fighters in his division and currently holds the championship title.

Colby Covington will make his comeback into the octagon after 2022. The fighter has been issuing statements against various fighters, predominantly Strickland. Covington believes that Strickland is nothing but an easy target and that he would love to slap Strickland.

While conversing at UFC 296 media day, Covington gave his brutally honest opinion on Strickland. “Dude, can you not? All relate, I mean, that guy said women only belong in the kitchen. If you told that to my friend Candice Owens, she would literally run circles around him and make him look like the amateur jabroni that he is. I mean, that guy is the easiest fight in the division. I mean, there is a reason why he ran away from my division because he couldn’t cut it. So, you know, I’m just speaking facts.” voiced Covington.

Covington has exuded confidence in his pursuit of the title. He seems to be eyeing the coveted champ-champ status, although his journey might prove challenging, given that the welterweight division is far from͏ stagnant, unlike some other weight classes.

Covington’s title run may be not as easy as he thinks

Covington has stated that he would like to go for the triple champ status, but his reign will be difficult. Assuming that Covington defeats Edwards then he would come face to face with a number of fighters in the 170 lb. division who are waiting to take their title shot. Belal Muhammad is one of such fighters who is waiting for his chance to get his hands on the title. Covington in the UFC 296 media day asserted that he is not keen on facing Muhammad.

“No, who wants to fight a racist? I mean could you imagine if I said someone earned something off the color of their skin? That’s absolutely despicable. It’s disgusting. That guy hasn’t deserved anything. It’s not my fault he’s not a star. You have to make yourself a star. I’m the one that did the things that needed to be done to become a superstar like I have. What has he done? He hasn’t done anything.” said Covington.

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Will Colby Covington fight Bellal Muhammad, it will all depend upon Saturday’s result. Do you believe Covington has the potential to defeat Edwards?

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