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Colby Covington reacts to Conor McGregor’s injury at UFC 329, won’t ‘kick him while he’s down’ like Dustin Poirier

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Colby Covington reacts to Conor McGregor’s injury at UFC 329, won’t ‘kick him while he’s down’ like Dustin Poirier

Colby Covington isn't going to pile on Conor McGregor following the devastating end to UFC 329.

McGregor returned after a five-year hiatus following a gruesome leg break suffered against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. When his rematch with Max Holloway began this past Saturday, McGregor threw a wild kick that appeared to lead to a nasty knee injury — one that eventually led to the end of the bout and a TKO win for Holloway.

Covington, who faces Arman Tsarukyan in the main event of RAF 11 this Saturday in Milwaukee, says people were feeling the energy again for the McGregor return.

“McGregor, you know, he's the biggest star the sport's ever seen,†Covington told MMA Fighting “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.â€

The former two-division champion has promised to return after surgery, although the extent of the injury has not been made official just yet.

Fighters have all given takes on the situation — with some feeling bad for McGregor, and others not so nice about it. One person, in particular, that caught Covington's attention ripping McGregor after the injury and loss was three-time McGregor opponent Dustin Poirier, who called McGregor a “dirtbag†on the Deep Waters podcast.

Covington says he's not going to add to the negativity, and he called out Poirier for not doing the same — especially with what happened in June with Poirier's Father's Day arrest for public drunkenness.

“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,†Covington said. “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.

“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 hoes 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 shit 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 hoes.

“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.â€

Despite the setback for McGregor, Covington not only believes McGregor will fight again, but he needs to fight again.

“Yeah, I do think Conor fights again,†Covington explained. “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.â€

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Eddie Hearn calls Dana White ‘completely cooked’ over Fury-Joshua role

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Eddie Hearn calls Dana White ‘completely cooked’ over Fury-Joshua role
The Tyson
Fury-Anthony
Joshua fight is official, but the promotional dispute between
Dana
White and Eddie Hearn shows no signs of fading.

Fury and Joshua are scheduled to meet Dec. 11 at Principality
Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, with the bout set to stream on Netflix.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO has maintained that he will
be involved with the event, while Hearn has repeatedly disputed his
role, with the latest point of contention centering on television
production.

Eddie Hearn disputes Dana White's claimed production role in
Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

White was asked about the Fury-Joshua saga during the UFC
332 post-fight press conference, where he reiterated his
involvement in the heavyweight showdown and said the UFC's
production team is handling the event.

“We're producing the show. Just like Canelo-Crawford, same thing,â€
White said. “Craig Borsari, Zach, my whole team. We will be
producing the show. I'll have my little phone on the table just
like tonight and every other show that I produce. I'll be there.
I'm producing it. I'm promoting it. I'll see you in Wales.â€

Hearn responded during a recent press conference, disputing White's
claims.

“To be honest with you at this point, I think he's completely
cooked,†Hearn said. “What he actually said was, ‘We are doing the
TV production,' which again in the contract is prohibited.â€

Hearn said he subsequently contacted SELA, the Saudi-based company
involved in the event, and claimed he was told White could not take
on the role he described.

“After that video, I spoke to SELA and I said, ‘Have you seen this
video?' They said, ‘Yes, and it's completely untrue.' He cannot do
that under the contract.â€

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Rampage Jackson thinks King Green may have been saved from himself in UFC 332 loss: "

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Quinton “Rampage†Jackson believes King Green may have been too tough for his own good this past Saturday.

Green collided with Esteban Ribovics on the UFC 332 main card in Salt Lake City. There was some bad blood going into this one after Green's team confronted Ribovics for missing weight. In the end, it was Ribovics who got the last laugh as he delivered several knockdowns to earn the first-round TKO finish.

While Green has said he wishes referee Herb Dean gave him more time to recover, Jackson told Nina Drama that the fan favorite lightweight was likely saved (h/t MMAMania).

“You put on a show before you worry about your own safety,†Jackson said. “We don't think about the wear and tear that we have on our body. That's what they be thinking about. Like, my brother, I wanted to see you win but that might have been a bad decision. What we don't think about in fighting is that s–t adds up.â€

Jackson made a rare appearance as a cornerman for Green, and he said it was difficult for him to deny the request.

“I don't really corner,†Jackson said. “Bobby asked me to corner him and all that stuff, I was like, ‘Ah, I don't wanna do all that stuff.' But, he's such a good guy, I didn't want to say no.â€

“Rampage†admitted that it was tough seeing Green suffer a TKO loss, but it comes with the territory of being a prizefighter.

“Bobby's an entertainer, he's going to bring it no matter what,†Jackson continued. “It's just, for me, he's my boy, he's like my brother. It just sucks seeing one of your boys get beat but it happens. It's part of the job.â€

Green will have to reassess what went wrong before his next outing, which likely won't be until 2027. His three-fight winning streak is over, but Green is no stranger to rebounding from defeat.

What do you think should be next for King Green? Let us know in the comments below.

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM


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Charles Oliveira-Diego Lopes BMF title fight headlines UFC 335

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Charles Oliveira-Diego Lopes BMF title fight headlines UFC 335
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship has a stacked year-ender taking
shape in Las Vegas.

Charles Oliveira will defend his BMF title against Diego Lopes
at UFC 335 in Las Vegas

During Saturday’s UFC
332 card, the UFC announced that Charles
Oliveira will make his Octagon return against Diego Lopes
with the honorific “BMF†championship on the line in the UFC
335 headliner. Oliveira (37-11, 1 NC; 25-11, 1 NC UFC) claimed
the BMF crown at UFC 326 after upending Max
Holloway on all scorecards. Prior to that, “do Bronxs†forced
Mateusz
Gamrot to tap to a face crank in their UFC Fight Night 261
encounter in October 2025.

Lopes (28-8, 7-3 UFC) had to weather the storm against Steve
Garcia in their UFC White House encounter, but he ultimately
scored a second-round knockout victory. The Lobo Gym MMA
representative bounced back after losing a one-sided decision to
Alexander
Volkanovski in their rematch at UFC 325.

On the same card, former two-division titleholder Alex
Pereira (13-4, 10-3 UFC) will try to score his first win at
heavyweight when he faces Sergei
Pavlovich. Pereira failed to become a three-division champion
when he lost to Ciryl Gane
in the UFC White House co-main event in June. Pavlovich (21-3, 9-3
UFC) smashed Tallison
Teixeira 39 seconds into the UFC Macau co-headliner. The winner
could be close to a shot at the divisional championship.

UFC 335 will take place in Las Vegas on Dec. 12. The card will also
feature a middleweight tilt between rising contenders Joe Pyfer and
Bo
Nickal.

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