UFC star wants WWE move

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Tue-14-Apr-2020 09:24:11 · 3,230 comments
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UFC Superstar Colby Covington recently spoke to ESPN and the former Welterweight champion revealed his desire to make a move to another combat sport... professional wrestling. Covington predicts a move to happen in 2021.

I would say probably 2021," Covington said on SB Nation's "What the Heck" show. "Not this summer, but next summer. I've been practicing moves and really working on my promo and mic skills and just control and slowing things down and understanding the art of wrestling. I want to make sure when I go there I make the biggest splash possible, because I'm not here for a long time, I'm here for a good time, and I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to make money. When I go over there I want to make Brink's truckloads of money.

He also made a comment about Ronda Rousey.

Ronda Rousey, the greatest women's mixed martial artist of all time. It's good to learn from her and see her and how she's handling the transition from MMA to pro wrestling," Covington said. "I think I'm going to have a good grasp of it. I grew up amateur wrestling and I know how to act, I know how to sell, and everybody knows I know how to entertain, so I think it's going to be a smooth transition when I go to the WWE in 2021.

And he also believes he could be a real ratings guy.

Everybody knows I do good business, I pull numbers, people want to see me, I'm entertaining, and people are divided on me," he said. "They hate me and they love me, but it's all the same thing at the end of the day

The guy is a top class prick. Literally did a UFC press conference with a Donald Trump Jnr book in his hand to promote the book and walks around wearing MAGA hats.

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Tue-14-Apr-2020 10:17:45 · 731 comments
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The people who make big splashes and bigger money in the entertainment business are those who are easy to work with. It's the way in the music industry, in acting, and I assume in sports entertainment. It looks like this guy is going in with the attitude of a combat sports person where winning is everything, not where entertainment is everything. Either way, I think he's gonna be shocked when he reaches that locker room, if he reaches that locker room...

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