John McCarthy has suggested the reason Dustin Poirier is so hesitant to fight Colby Covington isn’t because he doesn’t want to give ‘Chaos’ any more attention but rather because ‘The Diamond’ doesn’t have the confidence to beat him.
Poirier Tweeted his interest in a welterweight showdown with Covington on July 30th but later revealed his coach has advised him against taking the fight.
McCarthy believes there is more to this story than meets the eye and suspects Covington may have gotten the better of Poirier during their previous training sessions at American Top Team.
“If they’ve offered [the Nate Diaz fight] twice to him, it means that Nate didn’t want it maybe?