Michael
Page doesn’t like Colby
Covington’s antics outside of the cage and wants to kick
“Chaos” in the face.
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Covington has earned the ire of several fighters with his trash
talk over the years, even instigating former close friend Jorge
Masvidal enough to sucker punch him outside a Miami steakhouse
following their fight at UFC 272.
Page, who made hisUltimate
Fighting Championship debut last month, is a lifelong martial
artist and is principally against Covington’s unhinged trash
talk.
“Venom” recently voiced his dislike for Covington while also
expressing interest in a potential clash.
“I hate this guy,” Page said on a recent episode of UFC
Day Off. “I’m going to be happy to kick this guy in the face… I
find him fake. He just doesn’t seem like a nice guy with all the
stuff that came out last time about what fighters should and
shouldn’t be allowed to talk about with regards to people. People
are going deep now, talking about each other’s wives, and moms and
dads, and he was very much into it. I just didn’t like that. I come
from like a martial arts background, so that’s not the way we do
things. I think he’s trying too hard to stay relevant. As much as
we are a tough sport, we want to show that we’re true sportsmen… Oh
yeah, 100% [I would like to fight him].”
Covington is coming off a lopsided unanimous decision loss against
Leon
Edwards in a welterweight title bout at
UFC 296 in December 2023. While Covington is 2-2 in his last
four, neither of the fighters he defeated during that stretch are
in the promotion anymore.
Meanwhile, Page completely outclassed Kevin
Holland on the feet to earn a unanimous decision win in his
promotional debut at UFC
299 last month. The Brit will certainly be one of the top stars
on the UFC’s radar for the upcoming UFC 304
card scheduled to go down in Manchester on July 27. However, Page
claims there is a lack of opponents, while also alluding to
fighters potentially avoiding a matchup with him.
“I feel fresh after my last fight, more than willing to go,” he
said. “I think there is definitely a want for me to be on that
card, it’s just who’s ready? It seems that everyone has got
hamstring issues and stuff all of a sudden. So it just seems like
we’re trying to get an opponent and nobody seems to be ready.”