Colby Covington wants the world to know that he only wants the best for him in his career. In line with this, the “Chaos” is willing to take middleweight champ Sean Strickland but will turn down a fight versus Robert Whittaker, whom he considers irrelevant.
Covington is set to challenge welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296 in Las Vegas this weekend. Yet, in case he wins this bout and is given the chance to try middleweight, the 35-year-old aims to get a shot at the current division champ, whom he despises due to his attitude. The welterweight contender suggests that Strickland is the sole choice for him in the class weight, dismissing the chance of him fighting even the former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.
“Robert, he lost the title and then he got beat in a contender fight so he’s just not relevant anymore, he doesn’t make sense for me,” Covington told CODE Sports. “I’m the top of the division, I’m about to be welterweight champion of the world, so I only want the biggest and best fights the UFC has to offer and I know they wouldn’t even waste my time and waste their time to try and put that fight together.”
When asked about Strickland, the fighter didn’t mince words to explain his intention to push the bout. Despite having the same views and being as outspoken as the champ, Covington doesn’t hide his hate for Strickland.
“He’s pretending to be everything he wishes I was,” Covington said. “I’d love to slap Sean Strickland around. He’s just a pathetic excuse of a human being, the guy has literally no fricking IQ. The guy’s so f****** stupid. The things he says, he needs to get his mouth wired shut and I’m the guy to do it. The UFC knows I’m the one that can end these guys that hate the company and they hate the world, so I would love to fight Sean Strickland.”
