Colby Covington responds after being labeled “slow and old” by UFC CEO Dana White

Colby Covington is responding after being labeled ‘slow and old’ by UFC CEO Dana White.

UFC 296 took place last December and saw Colby Covington (17-4 MMA) vs. Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA) in the main event welterweight title bout. The result was a unanimous decision victory for ‘Rocky’.

At the post-fight press conference, White spoke about Covington’s performance saying:

“My take on it is when you’re 35 years old or any age in this sport and you’re like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to wait,’ waiting is never a good idea in this sport. This sport doesn’t wait for anybody.”

Continuing, the UFC CEO said:

“He looked slow tonight. He got out-wrestled. Leon looked good, Leon looked fast. Looked like (Colby Covington) had trouble dealing with his speed and then getting out-wrestled too. Not to mention Leon absolutely destroyed that leg too.”

Concluding, White used the label ‘slow and old’:

“Colby just looked slow and old tonight, in my opinion. I think everybody felt the same way. I mean, he got out-wrestled by Leon tonight.”

It was during a recent appearance on ‘Submission Radio’ that Covington addressed White’s post-fight comments saying:

“I haven’t been able to be in touch with him (White). I’m in touch with Hunter Campbell and they’re aware of what’s going on. The UFC is aware of my foot and giving me the best care possible.”

Concluding, ‘Chaos’ mad it known he has no hard feelings concerning Dana White (h/t MMANews):

“They’re aware what’s going on now with the facts, I was on a broken foot the whole fight. It is what it is. I like my boss giving me hard, rough criticism, because it makes me want to work harder and prove them wrong. But I respect Dana’s opinion. He’s done great things. He’s changed my life… I have no bad things to say about Dana.”

It sounds like Covington is healing his wounds and already mentally preparing for who he’ll meet up with next in the Octagon.

Do you, like Dana White, believe Colby Covington looked ‘slow and old’ at UFC 296?

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