Colby Covington has found himself in yet another rivalry, this time with rising lightweight Paddy Pimblett.
The outspoken welterweight veteran made his presence known backstage at UFC 314 in Miami this past Saturday, having a verbal altercation with "The Baddy."
Covington questioned the caliber of Pimblett's UFC opponents, while the Scouser fired back by highlighting the American's recent string of losses.
Pimblett dismissed Covington as "irrelevant" during an interview with ESPN. "Chaos," never one to back down from a verbal sparring match, responded through his YouTube channel, offering a scathing assessment of "The Baddy" and his recent competition.
Paddy wanted to say some sh*t when I was walking by, so I had to confront him. I had to let him know he’s a little bItch boy. The combined losing streak of his last three opponents, look it up, guys, it’s 13 losses in a row. He wants to act like he’s relevant and he’s a star, he’s a f*cking nobody, bro. You’re a nobody. You’ve never headlined an event. You’ve never done anything worthy. You’ve never been a top contender. You’re a f*cking scrub. The only reason people f*cking care about you is because you’re an Ellen Degeneres-looking f*cking scrub and, to be honest, it’s because you’ve got a bowl cut and an English accent, that’s the only reason people want to look at you.
Covington's animosity toward Pimblett is evident. Now, he has issued a challenge to the rising star.
Paddy Pimblett’s a little b*tch. He needs to stop running my name through his mouth to stay relevant. Because he’s just using me to stay relevant because he’s never accomplished anything. He’s never going to get to a title fight. He’s never going to win a title, period. He’s a f*cking irrelevant bum. So when he stops cutting all that weight and cutting chromosomes and he wants to come to a real man’s weight class, and fight a real man, he can get his ass whooped. So he needs to keep my name out of his mouth, otherwise he’s going to end up with my foot in his ass and that’s a fact.