Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington and Jon Jones has an extended historical past of disliking one another that dates again to the faculty days. Covington recurrently targets Jones with criticism and insults.
Covington suffered a third-round TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley within the UFC on ESPN 53 most important occasion in Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 14 and Jones seized the chance to mock Covington’s loss.
“Massive shoutout to Colby Covington for skipping coaching to get President Trump ‘prepared’,” Jones wrote on social media within the aftermath of UFC Tampa. “All of us respect the sacrifice.”
“That is what I discover essentially the most hilarious,” Jones continued. “Listening to what he is gonna provide you with subsequent after getting his ass whooped.”
“I do know I should not [acknowledge Covington] nevertheless it’s simply a lot enjoyable. It is amusing watching somebody you understand hate you fail repeatedly.”
Covington responded to Jones’s mockery on Wednesday, attacking Jones’ previous and categorizing him as a ‘cheater.’
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“In fact he’s speaking about me. He needs he appeared like me,” Covington stated throughout a latest stream on his Twitch channel (h/t Completely satisfied Punch). “He needs he had this sort of appears and was this stunning and had this a lot respect. He has no respect. He misplaced all his respect when he began doing medication and hitting pregnant girls.
“There’s nothing to respect about Jon. He’s cheated his entire profession, he’s cheated on his spouse, he’s cheated on his taxes, so he’s a horrible individual. In fact he talked a few saint and somebody who’s a law-abiding citizen like myself, somebody who stands for regulation and order, somebody who stands for the army, the troops, the Trumps. So f*ck Jon Jones. He’s nothing.”
Colby Covington simply went OFF on Jon Jones for dissing him after his loss final weekend 😬 pic.twitter.com/iHJbxymju9
— Completely satisfied Punch (@HappyPunch) December 18, 2024
