Ian Machado Garry is placing the ball in Colby Covington’s courtroom.
In line with the undefeated welterweight contender, he has been pursuing a battle in opposition to Covington and Covington is but to reply. Garry took to social media to provide his tackle the state of affairs, which might be seen beneath.
“A month in the past, I used to be provided a battle with Colby Covington,” Garry mentioned. “It took me all of 20 seconds to answer the e-mail saying, ‘Sure, I’m in.’
“A month later, we’ve nonetheless obtained no response from Colby. He’s avoiding me just like the plague and there’s one purpose and one purpose solely this battle isn’t taking place and his title’s Colby Covington.”
Covington is but to answer Garry’s declare.
The callout makes a number of sense for Garry, who seeks one other assertion win to safe a welterweight title shot. Covington sits at No. 6 within the UFC’s official rankings, one spot forward of Garry. “The Future,” 8-0 within the UFC and 15-0 as a professional, is coming off of a unanimous determination win over former Bellator star Michael Web page that did not generate sparks.
Covington (17-4) has competed sporadically since 2019, although three of his appearances got here in welterweight title fights. He misplaced twice to rival Kamaru Usman and in his most up-to-date battle this previous December, misplaced a lopsided determination to then-champion Leon Edwards.
