Colby Covington defends Conor McGregor after UFC 329 setback, unloads on Dustin Poirier: “Conor’s loss is because of Dustin’s dad’s fault”
Colby Covington has no intention of blaming Conor McGregor for how things played out at UFC 329.
This past weekend, McGregor returned to the octagon after a five-year hiatus to run it back with Max Holloway. However, right after the opening bell, the Dubliner injured his right knee while throwing a flying kick, which Holloway dodged perfectly.
After suffering a right knee internal injury, “The Notorious” could barely move or stand. Thus, the ref decided to end the bout, and Holloway was granted a TKO win in just 69 seconds.
While much of the MMA community has blasted Conor McGregor for throwing a wild kick that resulted in his own injury after such a long layoff, “Chaos” has backed the former UFC double champ.
During a recent interview with MMA Fighting, while trashing Dustin Poirier for “kicking Conor McGregor while he’s down,” Covington said:
“[Conor] McGregor, you know, he’s the biggest star the sport’s ever seen. He sold a lot of tickets. I think it was the highest gate the UFC has ever seen, so he boosted the economy for the UFC and for Vegas. So good on him for doing that. The excitement, the electricity that he brings to a UFC arena, that can’t be understated.” [h/t: MMA Fighting]
Covington then fired brutal digs at “The Diamond,” referring to the recent airport arrest and Poirier mocking McGregor after the heartbreaking UFC 329 loss and injury. “Chaos” added:
“McGregor is still a first-ballot Hall of Famer and the biggest star the sport’s ever seen, so I’m not gonna kick him while he’s down. I’m not going to be like that fraud Dustin soy boy, Louisiana swamp trash Poirier. I’m not going to kick him while he’s down, especially a guy that made Dustin’s career. He was giving Dustin great advice. He said, ‘Bro, get this in control; otherwise, your life’s going to spiral out of control.'” [h/t: MMA Fighting]
He added:
“You see Dustin, he’s cussing at a cop, calling the little desk ladies that are just sitting there and minding their own business, doing their job, calling them ho*s multiple times. It’s disgusting. Dustin Poirier is the biggest fake nice guy I’ve ever seen in my life, and I’ve been telling people for years. I’ve been saying Dustin’s a fake nice guy. He plays a nice guy on camera, but off camera, he’s a piece-of-sh*t person. He’s a deadbeat father, and how ironic we’re on Father’s Day and he was out there cussing out cops and calling girls ho*s.” [h/t: MMA Fighting]
“Now that I think of it, Conor’s loss is because of Dustin’s dad’s fault. Everything that Dustin was saying was his dad’s fault… He wasn’t taking any blame, no accountability. [He] said all this is because of my dad, ‘Oh my dad this,’ taking no accountability for his own actions, just blaming it all on his dad.” [h/t: MMA Fighting]
Check out Colby Covington’s comments about Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier below:
Colby Covington gives his two cents on if Conor McGregor will fight again
Colby Covington believes “The Notorious” will be back for one last dance inside the octagon. He added during the same interview:
“Yeah, I do think Conor fights again. He still has that fire, and he still wants to compete. He has his last fight on his UFC contract, so I’m sure he wants to fulfill that and then see what the future holds for himself. But Conor, he needs fighting. He really does to keep structure in his life, to keep everything sane in his mind. Fighting’s good for Conor, so he needs that structure.” [h/t: MMA Fighting]
Conor McGregor is set to receive the results of his leg MRI tomorrow, which will reveal the severity of his injury. Despite the setback, the Irishman has vowed to make a full recovery and return after surgery and rehabilitation for the final fight of his current UFC contract.
