C. Covington backstage at a UFC event Photo: Instagram
After belittling Dustin Poirier's victory over Conor McGregor and attacking the character of the 'Diamond', Colby Covington explained the origin of the rivalry. According to 'Chaos', the two athletes were friends and training partners, but the former interim lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) would have changed his behavior after achieving stardom.
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“We have a history of almost ten years. We used to train at a gym in South Florida (American Top Team_. It was blood, sweat and tears for ten years together and I helped him many times. I remember I helped him with the contract all the time because I was a little ahead and he asked about the amount of my payment, how much I would earn. I helped him to be a complete fighter and one day he decided to turn his back on me", declared Colby in an interview with the website 'The Daily Wire'.
The next challenger in the welterweight division (up to 77,1kg) said that the trigger was when Poirier's 'pressure' on the top brass at American Top Team led to him being kicked out of the gym.
“He acts like, 'If I'm not training with you, I'm not going to help you.' I was going to fight Lawler, who is a UFC legend and Poirier didn't want to train with me. He said he didn't want anything to do with me, that he didn't like my character and that he wanted me to be kicked out of the academy. He started talking about it to the gym owner and said 'I want him out'. Dustin was one of the reasons I was forced to leave my old gym. So we have a very bad story. I have nothing good to say about him,” concluded Colby.
Amidst several controversies, Colby covington prepares for his second opportunity to fight for the welterweight belt. On November 6th, at UFC 268, the North American will face the champion again Kamaru Usman. The fighter has a record of 16 triumphs and two setbacks.
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