Former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington has hit out at former coaching accomplice and shut pal, heavyweight kingpin, Jon Jones forward of his UFC Tampa return — claiming the Rochester native displayed some “fruity tendencies” throughout their time in school.
Covington, who retains the quantity six rank on the welterweight restrict, has been sidelined since December of final 12 months, and changed latest UFC 310 co-headliner, Ian Garry on this weekend’s high-stakes conflict with Joaquin Buckley.
Most lately difficult for undisputed welterweight spoils in opposition to now-former champion, Leon Edwards a 12 months in the past, Covington would drop a shutout unanimous choice loss to the Birmingham native, marking the third event he had missed out on an undisputed championship victory.
As for Jones, the previous mild heavyweight champion made his anticipated comeback to the Octagon final month within the headliner of UFC 309, taking house his first heavyweight title protection in an eventual third spherical knockout win over former titleholder, Stipe Miocic, sending the Ohio native into retirement.
Colby Covington hits out at Jon Jones in vicious tirade
And showing throughout his media availability this night forward of his return at UFC Tampa, Covington claimed Jones displayed some “fruity tendencies” throughout their time spent collectively, and labelled him a “coward”.
“Man, Jon (Jones) has some fruity tendencies,” Colby Covington advised assembled media. “I feel the media must look into like among the fruity issues that he does — it’s very unusual, however I can inform you, I do know that he has been with some girls as a result of I bear in mind in school, you already know, he all the time used to get just like the fattest ladies within the college. I’m speaking 300 kilos plus and he and he did he’ll he is aware of deep down inside.
This isn’t a joke,” Colby Covington defined. “He is aware of deep down inside like I do know his darkish hidden secrets and techniques they usually’re in his closet. So he’s been some with among the simply fattest. Oh, simply 300 kilos slops. It’s disgusting. I imply, oh dude, Jon Jones is an absolute f*cking shame to (0:37) this Earth. He’s a f*cking joke. I imply, yeah, you beat Stipe (Miocic) — respect to Stipe, first off as a result of he’s a primary responder and you already know, he places his life on the road for the individuals and for his neighborhood. So shout out to Stipe, you already know, the best heavyweight of all time, however he was previous his time.”