Ahead of his return at UFC Tampa, former interim champion, has once more aimed fire at La Lakers star, LeBron James — claiming the NBA megastar is good friends with the disgraced business mogul, P. Diddy — and accused him of attending various of the reported infamous ‘Diddy Parties’.
Covington, who remains the number six ranked welterweight contender, has yet to feature since December of last year, most recently dropping a unanimous decision shutout loss to former champion, Leon Edwards at UFC 296 — in his third unsuccessful bid to clinch an undisputed crown.
And returning this weekend at UFC Fight Night Tampa, Covington takes on the surging, Joaquin Buckley — replacing arch-rival, Ian Garry after the Dublin striker co-headlined UFC 310 over the course of last weekend in a title eliminator against the unbeaten, Shavkat Rakhmonov.