In a move befitting of a made-up title, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will put the “BMF” belt on the winner of UFC 244.
If former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington is to be believed, the UFC might want to inquire about The Rock’s availability if it doesn’t want the fourth wall broken at UFC 245.
Covington, who fights welterweight champ Kamaru Usman for the undisputed title on Dec. 14, threatens to get violent if UFC President Dana White does his normal duty and straps the belt on the winner.
”I can tell you who’s not wrapping it around my waist, and that will not be Dana White,” Covington told “Submission Radio.” “If he tries to wrap it around my waist, I’m gonna take the belt from him and slap him in the face with it.”
Of course, such a move would come straight out of the pro-wrestling playbook Covington relies on for promoting fights. But at least by all appearances, there’s a real rivalry between the fighter and promoter.
Stripped of the interim welterweight title six months after capturing it, Covington threatened to sue his promoter if he wasn’t released from contract. He confronted White on camera in a casino to demand a title shot. As time went on, his words grew more and more hostile toward the UFC executive.
When a planned fight with Usman at UFC 244 fizzled, Covington called his interactions with his promoter “slave labor negotiations.”
Even on the cusp realizing a long-delayed title shot, Covington hasn’t toned down the rhetoric one bit. He vows to do things his way if he wins the belt.
”Whether they love me and want to see me win, or hate me and want to see me knocked out, I’m doing what I do best,” he said. “What’s great about this is, this is an opportunity for me to just really shove this up the UFC’s ass and say, f*ck you guys, I don’t give a f*ck about you guys, now you have to come to me.
If former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington is to be believed, the UFC might want to inquire about The Rock’s availability if it doesn’t want the fourth wall broken at UFC 245.
Covington, who fights welterweight champ Kamaru Usman for the undisputed title on Dec. 14, threatens to get violent if UFC President Dana White does his normal duty and straps the belt on the winner.
”I can tell you who’s not wrapping it around my waist, and that will not be Dana White,” Covington told “Submission Radio.” “If he tries to wrap it around my waist, I’m gonna take the belt from him and slap him in the face with it.”
Of course, such a move would come straight out of the pro-wrestling playbook Covington relies on for promoting fights. But at least by all appearances, there’s a real rivalry between the fighter and promoter.
Stripped of the interim welterweight title six months after capturing it, Covington threatened to sue his promoter if he wasn’t released from contract. He confronted White on camera in a casino to demand a title shot. As time went on, his words grew more and more hostile toward the UFC executive.
When a planned fight with Usman at UFC 244 fizzled, Covington called his interactions with his promoter “slave labor negotiations.”
Even on the cusp realizing a long-delayed title shot, Covington hasn’t toned down the rhetoric one bit. He vows to do things his way if he wins the belt.
”Whether they love me and want to see me win, or hate me and want to see me knocked out, I’m doing what I do best,” he said. “What’s great about this is, this is an opportunity for me to just really shove this up the UFC’s ass and say, f*ck you guys, I don’t give a f*ck about you guys, now you have to come to me.
