Santiago
Ponzinibbio never enjoyed the company of Colby
Covington.
Ponzinibbio recently called out Covington for a
UFC fight. “The Argentine Dagger” slammed Covington for calling
for matchups that are implausible. Ponzinibbio has previously
trained with Covington at
American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida. Ponzinibbio doubts
Covington will accept his callout considering their experience
training together.
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“One fight that I would like without a doubt is against Colby
Covington,” Ponzinibbio told Hablemos MMA A. “… He is always asking for
fights that he knows aren’t gonna happen. We had the opportunity to
train together here, at American Top Team. But truth is, he knows
that it may not be an easy fight for him. And that’s why he doesn’t
want to accept it. But it would be a great fight for me without a
doubt.”
Covington left ATT in 2020 over growing feuds with multiple
teammates. Ponzinibbio claims Covington was always selfish,
competitive, and never a team player.
‘I Never Liked Him’
“I never liked him,” Ponzinibbio said. “When he trained with me, he
spent his time there talking nonsense… He didn’t get along with
many people. He was a very competitive person. He wasn’t a
teammate. Selfish guy, he had everything to him… He had problems
with several coaches.”
Ponzinibbio (30-9) has dropped three of his last four outings, and
comes off a stoppage loss against Daniel
Rodriguez from last year. Meanwhile, Covington (17-5) hasn’t
competed in the UFC since a stoppage loss against Joaquin
Buckley in December 2024. However, “Chaos” is now actively
competing in wrestling at Real American Freestyle.