Colby Covington once considered Robbie Lawler a teammate but now he looks at him as an enemy as they prepare to clash this weekend in the main event at UFC on ESPN 5 from Newark, N.J.
Long before Covington was an outspoken agitator, and one of the top fighters in the world at 170 pounds, he was a stalwart in the training rooms at American Top Team where Lawler was the top dog as he pursued the UFC welterweight title.
At the time, the Florida-based gym had produced dozens upon dozens of elite contenders but they had never one of their own go onto win a UFC title.