Former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington has claimed nobody would be interested in recent UFC 296 victor, Paddy Pimblett – if the Liverpool native didn’t sport a “bowl” haircut and a scouse accent, claiming the latter will never crack the lightweight top-30 either.
Covington, who headlined UFC 296 earlier this month, suffered a unanimous decision loss to undisputed champion, Leon Edwards in the pair’s grudge match, failing in his bid to become an undisputed titleholder at the third time of trying.
As for Pimblett, the Next Generation MM staple recorded his fourth consecutive Octagon victory on the main card of the same flagship event, landing a comfortable unanimous judging win over former interim lightweight champon, Tony Ferguson in his return to the Octagon.