Covington details UFC’s ‘hostage negotiations’ for Usman fight

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There have been talks about a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington for UFC 244 this November. The UFC, however, went another way and decided to book the “BMF” title fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal to headline the annual Madison Square Garden card.

Usman never spoke about what happened, but on Monday, “Chaos” spoke with MMA Fighting to air his side of the story.

“What happened exactly was the UFC came to me and offered me a basic challenger’s rate,” he said. “I said no, I’m not challenging. I’m champion. I’ve never lost, I just defended my title. I brought in the Trumps. I got a…


Colby Covington details UFC’s ‘hostage negotiations’ for Kamaru Usman fight at UFC 244
 

jason73

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calling khabib a sheep fucker isnt going to go over well with the dagestanis either
 

KWingJitsu

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"I read ‘Art of the Deal’ from Donald Trump. I know how to work a deal and how deals work."

LOL. Someone tell him he didn't write the book.....
Funny though, I thought he & Daner were TrumpBuddies.




That said, I think they're trying the same tactic with Ferguson. "If Tony Ferguson doesn't accept the offer, Conor is next for Khabib" or something similar that Bald Lying Ass Face said. Trying to not pay so he has driveway snow money and side chicks.
 

TheFifthScallop

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“The UFC used Jorge Masvidal as a pawn and we all know I’m playing chess not checkers,”

If the UFC is using Jorge as a "pawn", I'm pretty sure that means they're playing chess too.
 

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"They come and say ‘take this offer or we’ll just move onto the next person’. That’s not how negotiating works. I read ‘Art of the Deal’ from Donald Trump. I know how to work a deal and how deals work."

lol. this is the good stuff from Colby.
 

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