Colby Covington's months of trash talk — and in-cage success — has paid off, and he'll have his first crack at UFC gold in June against Rafael dos Anjos.
The fight, originally planned for Brazil, got moved to Chicago for UFC 225 on June 9. When asked by Fightful.com if the Conor McGregor bus attack incident and subsequent reshuffling of several shows played into it, Covington had other theories.
“It had nothing to do with the McGregor incident. They wanted this moment in American history to happen on U.S. soil. The filthy animals in Brazil don't deserve it,” said Covington. “If we get the steroid version of RDA, it'll probably take me until the second or third round to finish him. If we get the clean version, he's leaving on a stretcher. That's a spoiler for you.”
Never one to pass up an opportunity to take a shot at a big name, Covington also reacted to the issues McGregor faced in New York.
“I was actually getting on a plane to New York as it happ..