Colby Covington recently went off on Ian Garry’s performance against Michael Page at UFC 303 on Saturday.
Garry and Page started off the UFC 303 main card action at the T-Mobile Arena with what turned out to be a lukewarm affair. While Page had his moments on the feet, Garry controlled “MVP” on the ground to rope in a unanimous decision win., who was originally scheduled to headline UFC 303 before pulling out due to a broken toe. Covington labeled Garry “Corner McGregor,” poking fun at “The Future” for being “left at the altar” by McGregor.. “That’s supposed to be the opener pay-per-view.
Garry has been calling Covington out since “Chaos” went on an online tirade against the Irishman and his wife. While Garry has repeatedly accused Covington of ducking him, White recentlyCovington also doubled down on his digs at Garry’s wife. Further questioning Garry’s stardom, Covington noted that the undefeated welterweight wasn’t bumped up to the co-main event slot despite that fight being in jeopardy several times.
“I thought he was a star. I thought Ian Garry was a big name? What happened? Like they had their co-main event fall through like six or seven times,” Covington said. “There was a guy that was already on the card, why couldn’t he get bumped up to co-main event? I think that shows what the UFC thinks about the guy. The guy’s an absolute nobody and he’s a bum, and he has no reason to talk about anything. He keeps talking about this GOAT stuff.
While he had critiques of Garry’s performance, Covington claims that he didn’t actually watch the bout on Saturday night. “You think I would spend a Saturday night watching two jobbers fight on pay-per-view? I got better things to do with my life, brother,” Covington said. “I’m a multi-millionaire star athlete. I gotta go out there and enjoy my life on a Saturday night. I wasn’t watching fights, let alone two bumps in my division that I couldn’t care less about.”at UFC 296 in December 2023. The former interim champ has gone 2-3 since 2019, with all of his losses coming in title fights.
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