Colby Covington, a UFC fighter, has made controversial statements regarding potential title shots for other fighters. He stated that 'racist' Belal Muhammad will not get a title shot if he wins the #UFC296 headliner. Additionally, Covington criticized Sean Strickland over his stance on women and expressed willingness to face various fighters if he wins the title. Kamaru Usman, another UFC fighter, acknowledged Covington's skills and expressed interest in a trilogy fight. Leon Edwards dismissed Covington's abilities, while Covington had surprisingly positive words for Usman. These statements have sparked controversy and added intrigue to the upcoming UFC event.
Colby Covington: If that was a five-round fight, Kamaru Usman would have destroyed Khamzat Chimaev #UFC296 https://t.co/v7y1ch7e43 https://t.co/lggwSNSxmC
Colby Covington is willing to face "Sh*trat" Rakhmonov, Islam Makhachev, Sean Strickland or anyone else with a #UFC296 title win. https://t.co/gxaVjEbmDY
Leon Edwards scoffs at Colby Covington: ‘He’s not as good as everyone thinks’ https://t.co/hy56votMuB
Colby Covington has surprisingly kind words for Kamaru Usman. "I would love to see that trilogy. All these other contenders can wait." https://t.co/NbhAfP2CoR
“Who wants to fight a racist? ... There will be no title shot for him.” Colby Covington suggests he won't fight Belal Muhammad if he's champion after #UFC296 👀 https://t.co/YFvZWZkJIX
Colby Covington defends calling Sean Strickland an excuse of a human being by name-dropping Candace Owens and referencing Sean saying women belong in the kitchen https://t.co/ZVaO2yTotX
Colby Covington trashes Sean Strickland over his stance on women, shuts down Belal Muhammad title shot after UFC 296 https://t.co/ay7UXZQckq
Colby Covington says there will be no title shot for Belal Muhammad after UFC 296 https://t.co/z6zHAwpHJo
Colby Covington says "there will be no title shot" for "racist" Belal Muhammad if he claims gold in the #UFC296 headliner. 😳 https://t.co/wmBW9gM16X
Kamaru Usman: Colby Covington fought me 'neck and neck,' won't deviate from plan vs. Leon Edwards #UFC296 https://t.co/s3VAquftVn https://t.co/8f0CyMQwo0
Kamaru Usman implores Leon Edwards to stop 'whining' about UFC pushing Colby Covington https://t.co/dDcesTKZXb https://t.co/PBhIqwTOlT