Colby Covington has himself another feud.
The always talkative welterweight veteran made his presence known backstage at UFC 314 this past Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami when he got into a verbal altercation with Paddy Pimblett. Covington and Pimblett exchanged words, with Covington questioning the quality of Pimblett’s opponents and the Englishman firing back at Covington by pointing out his recent losing streak.
Pimblett competed in the co-main event of UFC 314, putting on a dominant performance against Michael Chandler capped off by a third-round TKO. He improved to 7-0 in the UFC.
Speaking to ESPN afterwards, Pimblett called Covington “irrelevant,” prompting Covington to respond in kind via his YouTube channel.
“Paddy wanted to say some shit when I was walking by, so I had to confront him,” Covington said. “I had to let him know he’s a little b*tch boy. The combined losing streak of his last three opponents, look it up, guys, it’s 13 losses in a row. He wants to act like he’s relevant and he’s a star, he’s a f*cking nobody, bro. You’re a nobody. You’ve never headlined an event. You’ve never done anything worthy. You’ve never been a top contender. You’re a f*cking scrub.
“The only reason people f*cking care about you is because you’re an Ellen Degeneres-looking f*cking scrub and, to be honest, it’s because you’ve got a bowl cut and an English accent, that’s the only reason people want to look at you.”
Covington’s math regarding Pimblett’s past three wins (Chandler, Tony Ferguson, and King Green) is accurate as far as the fighters’ current records. However, at the time they fought Pimblett, Chandler was on a two-fight skid, Ferguson had lost six straight, and Green was actually coming off a win. Still, Covington’s point stands that Pimblett’s opponents have been high in name value, but not as successful in the cage in recent years.
That said, Covington neglected to mention his past three wins (Jorge Masvidal and former UFC champions Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler) were all on two-fight losing streaks when they fought him. Masvidal has not won a fight since 2019, Woodley since 2018. Covington, a one-time interim UFC welterweight champion, has lost two straight himself and three of his past four. He has not scored a victory since defeating Masvidal in March 2022.
Regardless of how the numbers add up, Covington’s disdain for Pimblett remains the same, and if “The Baddy” decides to move up to 170 pounds in the future, Covington is waiting for him.
“Paddy Pimblett’s a little b*tch,” Covington said. “He needs to stop running my name through his mouth to stay relevant. Because he’s just using me to stay relevant because he’s never accomplished anything. He’s never going to get to a title fight. He’s never going to win a title, period. He’s a f*cking irrelevant bum.
“So when he stops cutting all that weight and cutting chromosomes and he wants to come to a real man’s weight class, and fight a real man, he can get his ass whooped. So he needs to keep my name out of his mouth, otherwise he’s going to end up with my foot in his ass and that’s a fact.”
