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Colby Covington has pissed off many fighters on his way to the UFC welterweight title, he often had zero respects for his opponents and those he regarded as his haters.
His Trash talk and persona clearly brought more eyeballs to his fights and catalyzed his quest to bring the UFC welterweight title where it truly belongs. But the path he chose in getting closer to his dream often antagonized many inside and outside of the UFC roster.
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Some of these 'haters and nerds' as he likes to call them, have even put up death threats against him. Some others, including some UFC fighters, have so much hate for him and his antics they want to fight him badly.
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In some cases, the hate is so strong that these fighters may not need an octagon to teach him some manners. This list covers the top five fighters who have a beef with Colby Covington at present and the circumstances leading towards their 'Colby hate'.
# 5 Michael Bisping.
Michael Bisping may have retired from competing, but the former UFC middleweight champ is still finding ways to make headlines in the sport. Bisping had a verbal altercation with newly crowned welterweight champ Colby Covington on live TV.
It was very clear that Covington wasn’t pleased with the tone of the longtime trash-talker Bisping used to interview him, and he made that obvious in his responses and even called out the British legend.
The MMA community was not impressed with the way Bisping handled the Colby Covington situation. But it was Colby who started the interview with insults and now everyone’s mad that a fighter responded by giving his honest thoughts.
People forgetting Micheal Bisping was a fighter till a few months back and he is clearly disappointed with the way Colby carries himself and it looks like he is contemplating a possible comeback to school Colby on some basic demeanor.
#4 Fabricio Werdum.
Colby Covington never really liked Brazilians and he has openly spoken about his hatred on multiple occasions. He considers Brazilians as 'Filthy Animals' and inferior to him and he hardly wastes any occasion to propagate his opinion about Brasil.
The former UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum ran into Colby during a UFC event in Brasil and Colby expressed his hate towards the Brasilian by abusing him which culminated by Werdum throwing a Boomerang he had in his hands at Colby and injuring him.
Colby Covington, who initiated the attack later filed a complaint to the cops about the incident. Colby disrespected Brazil and all the Brazilian people but that was no ground to assault him. So Werdum is clearly on the wrong side when viewed through the eyes of the law.
Recently, Colby Covington took joy in Fabricio Werdum’s KO loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC London by celebrating it on his twitter. Unfortunately for Werdum, a fight with Colby inside the octagon is unlikely due to the huge difference in their weights. But their hatred is very evident in the social media.
#3 Matt Serra.
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The former UFC welterweight champion and Hall of Famer Matt Serra came into the Colby Covington scene after UFC Commentator Joe Rogan was called out by Colby. Rogan is considered the best man in the business and is highly revered by him.
Serra, a close friend of UFC president, Dana White, is a big voice in the MMA world. He was clearly not impressed at the way, Colby handled the situation after Rogan warned him about the repercussions of messing around with the former light heavyweight Jones provoking him to attack Rogan.
Colby had told Rogan via social media that Rogan should worry about what he’s saying about him because they might just meet face to face soon during UFC 225 and he might just have to slap Rogan unless he minds his business.
Later, Colby hit Serra’s podcast during his absence and called the beloved UFC figure a fat, short man, who is losing the fight with diabetes. Serra lost it this time and wanted to fight him and stated that Colby is easy-work for him and can finish him easily. He added that he won't make a return to the octagon for him.
Colby is clearly in Serra's crosshairs and it certainly looks like this situation can escalate into something terrible in the coming days.
#2 Jon Jones.
The former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is one of the best men to ever fight in the UFC.His skills are admired by all. But his life outside the octagon is not something admired by even his biggest fan, in fact, it's really hard to be his fan with his lifestyle.
The undefeated Jones has been accused of several offenses in his tumultuous career, the most recent one is that of steroids. Even though United State Anti Doping Agency (USADA) has no clear evidence to substantiate their claims, the man still remains suspended.
Jones and his supporters are trying hard to vindicate his innocence, but Colby has no mercy to Jones. He is fully convinced that Jones is a juicehead and his illustrious career is the result of his juicing.
Colby has got Jones's attention now and he doesn't waste any opportunity to retaliate. Jones has been rooting heavily for Dos Anjos before his fight against Colby in UFC 225. Jones has also offered to help Colby's next opponent during training camp to see him face defeat.
Even the powerful Joe Rogan got in trouble after telling Colby to stop messing around with Jhones. But he gives no sign of making peace with the undefeated champ. As Rogan said, If this trend continues, the odds of Jones slapping Colby is really high.
#1 Tyron Woodley.
Colby Covington knew way before that Tyron Woodley will be his final challenge ahead of his welterweight title. And has been using his favorite weapon of choice, trolling to agitate him get a shot at the title. Woodley never really paid much attention to Colby's gimmicks.
Now that, Colby has become the Interim Champ there is a reason for Tyron to worry. The way Colby beat Dos Anjos is a real cause of concern for every fighter in the division. Now that Colby has gained Tyron's attention, the trolling game has been shifted to next level.
The former teammates are all set to square off against each other for a welterweight title unification bout real soon and the drama is high. Tyron has posted a video on his social media stating that he is hate Colby more than anything and is going to embarrass in front of the entire crowd.
Can't say how much Colby is concerned over Tyron's threat, but it is a sure thing that Colby succeeded in sliding into Tyron's head with his trash talk. He even challenged Colby for a Takedown contest after Colby claimed he had a better takedown than the welterweight champion.
It is a sure thing that the days leading up to them fighting each other will be guaranteed to be entertaining for the spectators and the fight is going to be one of the biggest grudge matches in the history of UFC.
