Colby Covington will not be tuning in to the upcoming boxing rematch in between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz.
2 of the welterweight department’s most significant stars of the previous 5 years are set to run things back beyond an MMA cage. After retiring following a 4th successive loss last April, Masvidal (35-17) could not keep away from the action. His old enemy Diaz debuted in boxing last August. They’ll have sequel of their inaugural BMF face-off in Los Angeles, on June 1.
Masvidal and Diaz are 2 of the more popular characters in battle sports, their very first encounter was absolutely nothing however regard. Masvidal won the bout by means of a third-round TKO from a medical professional’s interruption. The very same could not be stated for Masvidal and Covington’s history and battle, the 2nd to last for each.
The bitter competition in between the 2 will never ever end at this moment. Aside from “Gamebred,” Covington has actually never ever been impressed by Diaz either, who lost his boxing launching versus Jake Paul by consentaneous choice. Eventually, Covington recommends preventing the upcoming pay-per-view occasion.
“I ‘d put my cash on the fans, you understand,” Covington stated on SOSCAST“No one wishes to see this battle. These guys aren’t fighters (laughs). I ‘d provide the cash back to the fans. I’m sorry that you need to spend for this circus clown program. This is not battling.
“These are not even 2 fighters. These are 2 MMA fighters that are entering into the boxing ring. I would state that I would ask forgiveness to the fans, provide them their cash right back.”
According to Covington, a three-time indisputable UFC title opposition, boxing in basic is a “dead sport” in 2024. Matches like the Masvidal-Diaz rematch just fuel that concept for “Chaos,” specifically after seeing the profession the previously mentioned Paul has actually crafted.
Diaz, 38, was Paul’s 4th and newest MMA-based challenger inside the squared circle. Before that win, Paul knocked out previous welterweight champs Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley and won choices over Woodley and Anderson Silva. Covington does not see any of those bouts as genuine, which is why he believes Diaz took the match.
“He simply wished to take a dive for the cash,” Covington stated. “His UFC profession is over. He could not hack it in the UFC no more with us All-Stars, so he needed to go take a dive.”
Given That Diaz, Paul has actually carried on to boxing-centric challengers and made first-round surfaces of Andre August and Ryan Bourland. He next hits boxing royalty Mike Tyson this coming July.
Covington has actually set his sights on a possible clash with Ian Machado Garry as his next relocation in MMA; nevertheless, if he were ever used a chance at Paul, he ‘d be all over it.
“Yeah,” Covington reacted when asked if he ‘d battle Paul. “But he would never ever battle me. He just wishes to battle guys who are over the hill,
