Colby Covington has barely been around the MMA scene since dropping a one-sided loss to Joaquin Buckley back in December 2024. But “Chaos” says he’s ready to return and just waiting for UFC to tell him when.
“Yeah, I’ve been talking to Hunter Campbell and we’re looking for October and November, maybe November in [Madison Square] Garden,” Covington told Helen Yee in a new interview. “But wherever Hunter decides, I’ll be ready. If they need to push me to December at the T-Mobile event, then December in Vegas sounds good.”
“I wanna get in there as soon as possible and on a full training camp,” he added. “You know, I didn’t get a a training camp last fight. So full training camp, bring anybody in the world. I’m ready to go. Let’s go, Hunter and UFC!”
Covington did pop up at UFC 314 after Paddy Pimblett beat Michael Chandler to antagonize “The Baddy.” Now he’s hoping to turn that angle into a fight.
“A Paddy Pimblett fight super interests me because in Miami he was talking s–t, running his mouth backstage,” Covington said. “I wasn’t even looking at him or talking to him. He wants to start some s–t. He’s been saying some s–t. He was saying in an interview the other day, his doctor said he had liver failure from cutting to 155. Dude, come up a weight class. Come to 170. Why are you being a weight bully, Paddy?”
“You know you’re a bum. You’re a gimmick. You’re a f–king little English accent and you’re a little bowl cut. That’s the only reason people know you. So let’s get it going, Paddy.”
“If I can’t get Paddy, then maybe Gilbert Burns,” he said.
That seems to go against the UFC’s general modus operandi of feeding their aging names to young up-and-comers. Covington has been known to sit out for extended periods of time to avoid bad matchups, so we wouldn’t be surprised if November and December come and go without him appearing on a card. But there’s one card “Chaos” is desperate to get on.
“There’s nothing more that I want for my career and and everything I’ve worked for than to fight at the White House,” Covington said. “You know, I’m the one that started getting MMA into politics and Donald Trump, supporting the Republican movement. So I feel like I deserve to fight there. But obviously, ultimately, it’s up to the UFC, whatever they decide. But I’m calling my shot now. Please, please, Dana, let me fight on the White House card.”
“I know Trump asked you, Dana, to let me on that White House card. Please, Dana. Please.”
