Colby Covington referred to as within the massive weapons to assist him promote his struggle this weekend.
On Saturday, UFC Tampa goes down from the Amalie Enviornment, headlined by Covington taking over Joaquin Buckley in a top-10 welterweight contest. On Friday morning, each foremost occasion fighters efficiently made weight, however for the ceremonial weigh-ins within the afternoon, Covington had one thing particular deliberate, calling in UFC Corridor of Famer Chael Sonnen to do the speaking for him.
After going through off with Buckley for the ultimate time, UFC commentator Brendan Fitzgerald tried to get one final quote from the previous interim champion, however Covington deferred to Sonnen, who reduce a classic promo.
“I got here to let you know, if you’re the best fighter on this planet immediately, they’ve obtained a reputation for you,” Sonnen mentioned. “They don’t name you a terrific fighter, they name you ‘Chaos’ Covington, solely within the octagon, 10 ET, 7 PT, and solely on ESPN.”
Sonnen is likely one of the best trash talkers in UFC historical past, blurring the strains between MMA {and professional} wrestling together with his post-fight promos and mic work. He was inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame earlier this 12 months for his legendary struggle with Anderson Silva at UFC 117.
For his half, Buckley additionally did his finest to hype the struggle, promising to finish Covington’s profession on Saturday.
“On the finish of the day, this dude’s been quiet,” Buckley mentioned. “He performs a personality, and now he needs to be comfortable with it. So on the finish of the day, we’re going to exit in that cage and retire this man and ship his ass off to Twitch.”
Take a look at the total face-offs from all 26 fighters within the video above.
