Nurmagomedov, the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, recently shocked the MMA world by announcing his retirement following a successful title defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254.
The controversial former interim UFC Welterweight World Champion appeared on an episode of Submission Radio and had some interesting things to say about the freshly-retired Russian star.
For starters, Colby Covington believes that he was the main reason why Khabib never went up to the welterweight division, claiming that “The Eagle” was afraid of him.
Colby Covington went on to mock Khabib for ‘fighting a bunch of little guys’ in the lightweight division.
Covington is coming off an impressive victory over former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley back in September. It was his first fight back since coming up short against reigning UFC welterweight king Kamaru Usman back in December of 2019.
Colby Covington continues to take shots at NBA champion LeBron James
Colby Covington also had some choice words for four-time NBA Champion LeBron James.
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Along with his tirade against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Covington let a few verbal bullets fly towards LeBron, who recently helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th NBA championship.
Colby Covington says that like Khabib, LeBron is afraid of him.
This isn’t the first time that Colby Covington had LeBron in his crosshairs.
After defeating Tyron Woodley back in September, Covington called LeBron a “woke athlete and a spineless coward” in the post-fight interview pertaining to LeBron’s support of the Black Lives Matter movement and his criticism of US President Donald Trump.
Covington has also continued to throw shots at LeBron on social media.
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