Recently, former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Colby Covington and UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman almost got into a physical confrontation the day after UFC 235.
While its unknown exactly how the chaotic situation between the Welterweight champion and his challenger began, Usman comes close to hitting the former interim champion; however, during the video, the real fight seems to be between Ali Abdelaziz – Usman’s agent – and Covington.
Covington had a chance to give his side of the story on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show and didn’t hold back on his feelings on Abdelaziz:
“That terrorist rat should get deported back to whatever country he snitched on,” Covington said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show (via
MMA Junkie). “He shouldn’t even be allowed in this country for all the (expletive) he does. He’s over there trying to take swings at professional fighters.”
The next contender for the welterweight title also reveals that Ali threatened him during the confrontation:
“ He told me he was going to track me down and shoot me and kill me. He said that to me. I swear to God on my life. I have witnesses that heard him say that. Ali tried to swing at me, but I’ve got cat-like reflexes, so obviously he’s not going to hit me. He’s slow as a (expletive) turtle. I heard that no one got in trouble. I heard that the Fertittas own the Palms, so I think they gave that terrorist rat a pass and they didn’t want to hurt Marty Usman’s chance of deporting him back to Nigeria before he get his ass-whooping from me.”
Covington didn’t forget about his future opponent, Kamaru Usman, pointing out that the champion’s claim of injury is bogus and calls him a fraud:
“It’s pretty funny he was claiming to have some broken foot,” Covington said.
“He looked all fine and mighty yesterday jumping rails, trying to get in my face. Some more fake news from him trying to say he was all hurt with his foot and had a hernia. He looked mighty fine trying to fight me in the buffet line at the Palms yesterday. Marty tries to be this dad figure and this nice guy and this babyface, but why would you go put innocent people – and children more importantly – their lives in danger? It’s piss poor, and he’s a fake fraud.”
There has been no comment at this time from either Usman or Abdelaziz on the scuffle with Covington.