During a recent appearance on the Ariel Helwani Show, UFC middleweight Bo Nickal said former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington turned down fighting him at the UFC White House event. Covington denied Nickel’s allegations and then went scorched Earth on the wrestling standout.
“Not true. Hunter [Campbell] and the UFC never entertained, or offered that fight. Why would the UFC give me a fight up a weight class (against) a guy who is not ranked,” questioned Covington.
“This is a guy in Bozo Nickals who quit in front of the whole world. He thinks he’s a fighter. No, he’s a competitor. We saw what happened when it was a fight against RDR (Reinier de Ridder), the Dutch grappler. And as soon as the fight started getting going, that’s when he quit. He’s a quitter. Why would the UFC give me a quitter fight? So, they never offered me the fight. I would have loved to take that fight at the White House. It’s an easy fight.
“He can’t strike. He can’t wrestle and hold me down. It would be an easy fight,” Covington continued. “Bozo, Bo Nickal sucks worse than [Jerry] Sandusky.”
There’s the possibility that Nickal was given wrong information, and Covington believes it’s likely.
“That’s the thing. Bo doesn’t represent himself, so he’s just out of the loop. He’s just probably listening to what his manager is telling him, but I deal directly with the UFC. I go to Hunter myself, and we have phone calls all the time. He’s never talked to Hunter or any high-up UFC brass in his career because he’s never been in a main event,” said Covington.
“He’s an absolute nobody. The fans hate him. I hate him. Penn State hates him. Nobody likes him. He’s just not a likable guy because he’s so entitled. He acts all privileged all the time. He hasn’t earned anything. He pulled out against 50 year-old Yoel Romero twice. Not just once, twice. He’s not a company man. He’s scared to fight, scared to wrestle even. He pulled out of two wrestling matches, so he’s scared to wrestle. He’s not a company man. He’s not reliable, and he’s not ranked. He’s a Bozo. He’s a nobody. He’s not worth my time … They didn’t offer it. He’s a Bozo, and he sucks worse than Sandusky.”
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