Colby Covington has sent a warning to his next opponent, reigning UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards.
Colby Covington sends a message to Leon Edwards pic.twitter.com/QjkAByUX6P
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UFC 296 takes place on Saturday, December 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards will attempt to make a second title defense against number 3 Colby Covington.
Covington has two wins and two losses in his last four fights. He beat Tyron Woodley by TKO and Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision, and twice came up short for the title losing by TKO and then by unanimous decision to former champion Kamaru Usman. Leon Edwards has not lost since December 2015. His only defeat in eight years came against Kamaru Usman, whom he beat by knockout in August 2022, then by unanimous decision in March 2023.
On his Instagram account, Colby Covington posted a training video leaving a message for his next opponent.
UFC 296. Tick Tock Leon. Three weeks to go. Everybody knows you didn’t want this fight. But just like the English, who didn’t want to give us our freedom. We took it. And December 16th is no different. I’m taking the belt back to America. And you’re going back to the UK empty handed junior. See you soon.”
It’s true that Edwards wasn’t keen on a fight with Covington, he spoke on ‘The MMA Hour’ last March advising:
“He’s (Covington) getting rewarded for not taking fights. When it was me, I got removed from the rankings. So this Dana White privilege is definitely real.”
But alas, the fight is happening, and Edwards will take to the cage to defend his title against the ‘privileged’ Colby Covington.
Are you looking forward to seeing the return of Colby Covington to fight Leon Edwards in the Octagon next month? Who will you be putting your money on?
