UFC Middleweight Champ Sean Strickland Condemns Colby Covington, Sparks Heated Exchange

Las Vegas, NV (December 16, 2023) - Sean Strickland, the reigning UFC middleweight champion, took a swing at welterweight contender and bad-boy, Colby Covington, which ignited something in fans and they are now waiting for the dust to settle.

Strickland, often vocal with his “bad boy” mentality called Covington a fake tough guy and called him fake motivational speaking. He did not stop there. He questioned Covington’s fighting style saying he could not last a round if they were to pair up in a

"Colby's a clown," Strickland said. “He talks too much about me, but he would barely survive one minute if we were to fight in octagon. He is a cheerleader and a jackass who would have his body parts cut off from me piece by piece.”

Covington, on the other hand, could never give up, responding with a vengeance labeling Strickland as a jealous welterweight wannabee and further raising questions about whether or not Strickland was mentally hardy enough for such an encounter. Strickland only had inflammatory comments out of fear to meet with He.

“Cove: Sean’s just salty because he knows I would expose him, ” said Covington. He is just a talkative person who does nothing. I’m no joker, chaos reigns, I’ll snap him like a twig. What, does he want to go into middleweight? Let's do it. “Let me show how a true champion looks.”

This exchange became a verbal war, and the two boxers continued trading barbs on Facebook pages. The unprompted feud has been another source of excitement for fans who wonder whether there will be a match between the two vocalized fighters in the middleweight position.

Whether this war of words will eventual lead to a physical showdown is a matter that awaits to be determined. However, one thing is certain: things can only get intriguing in the UFC middleweight division. This means Sean Strickland versus whoever that will be. A sure case of a PPV is Colby Covington.