Colby Covington has aimed jibe at Nigerian Nightmare, Kamaru Usman following his UFC 251 victory against fan favorite, Masdival with the latter branding him the most boring champion in history.
Covington challenged Usman for the title before the champion faced Masvidal and suffered a TKO defeat and broken jaw in their fight last December.
He took aim at both men for their performances on Fight Island at UFC 251, accusing Usman of being boring and Masvidal over-hyped.
Covington posited: “I wanted to watch, but then I fell asleep. It was so boring, it was a hug-fest and they were playing footsie the whole time. That wasn’t a real fight.”
“Marty Fakenewsman’s” stock went way down in that fight. He’s definitely the most boring fighter in the history of the UFC and we found out just what I said the whole time – “Street Judas” Masvidal is all hype.
“He had his 15 seconds of fame, his 15 seconds of fame are up. He hit lightning in a bottle, but just we found out what everyone knew. He’s not a well-rounded fighter,” he got exposed.
Masvidal took the fight on just six days’ notice and believes he would get the victory with a full training camp to prepare.
But it seems likely that Usman will defend his welterweight belt against either Gilbert Burns or Leon Edwards next.
Masvidal may end up taking on Covington to put himself back in with a title shot in what could be a hugely anticipated grudge match.
