Colby Covington has asserted that Jon Jones, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, holds a firm stance against sharing a fight card with him.
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Colby Covington has asserted that Jon Jones, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, holds a firm stance against sharing a fight card with him. Scheduled to take center stage in UFC 295, Jones is gearing up to defend his title against Stipe Miocic on November 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Meanwhile, Covington, who is preparing to challenge welterweight champion Leon Edwards, aims to secure his title fight on the same card as Jones.
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Covington has consistently been candid in his remarks about Jones, whom he shared a college dorm with, over the course of time. He opines that the UFC would benefit from having both him and Edwards as contingency options on the card, considering Jones’ tumultuous history beyond the confines of the octagon.
“Is Jon Jones going to be willing to share a card with his former college roommate who knows all his dirty secrets, all the dirty skeletons in his closet?” Covington said in an interview with Michael Bisping on his YouTube channel. “I bet that he’s going over to the UFC right now and he’s telling them, ‘Yo, I’m not sharing a card with Colby. I will refuse to fight here.’
“So, the only way I see that fight happening is, we know Jon’s unpredictable, we know he might go sniff some white girls, kind of like Joe Biden. He’s not to be relied on. He might get pulled off the card, and we might have to save the day and be the main event.”
Covington took it a step further, revealing that he had received information indicating that Jones had explicitly asked the UFC higher-ups to ensure that he and Covington do not appear on the same fight card together.
“A little birdie told me, Michael, that he went backstage with the suits and the big dogs of the UFC and said, hey, he refuses to share a card with me,” Covington said. “So, they’re gonna give him what he wants. They don’t want to ruin their New York show, and they’re still hoping he shows up. But they need a backup plan. He’s not reliable. I’m the ultimate company man.
“When I say – and I give my word to the UFC – that I’m showing up, I’m showing up. I’ve never, ever pulled out of one fight. I’m always the ultimate professional, and that’s what I do best. The UFC knows they can rely on me. That’s why I’m in this position. It sucks that Jon doesn’t want to share a card. It wouldn’t even be talking sh*t, Mike. It would just be talking truth. If you can’t handle the truth in today’s society, then go get a safe space.”
In addition, Covington leveled allegations against Jones, claiming that the latter had engaged in steroid use during the early stages of his athletic journey. According to Covington, this past behavior on Jones’ part led to a heated confrontation between them.
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