Ahead of his fight this weekend against Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark, Colby Covington has labelled the former welterweight champion as a ‘diva’ for leaving American Top Team.
Covington hasn’t fought since winning the interim UFC welterweight title against Rafael dos Anjos in June 2017. Following that win ‘Chaos’ was expected to fight for the undisputed title next, but that didn’t materialise and now Covington will fight his former teammate ‘Ruthless’ this weekend.
Talking to MMA Fighting, Covington explained how he helped Lawler prepare for his shots at welterweight gold a few years ago.
“I used to train with him all the time.