Colby Covington eyes middleweight move, sees Sean Strickland as ‘Nothing special’ and ‘Very limited’
Off the back of his recent loss, former interim champion, Colby Covington has welcomed the chance to test the waters at the middleweight limit in his return — particularly eyeing a charge against incoming UFC 312 title challenger, Sean Strickland, claiming the ex-title challenger is “very limited.
Covington, who retains the number nine rank at the welterweight limit, took headlining honors at UFC Fight Night Orlando on short-notice last month, suffering an eventual third round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss against surging challenger, Joaquin Buckley.
And now in the midst of a two-fight losing run, Clovis native, Covington — who previously welcomed the chance to take on both former title challenger, Gilbert Burns, as well as former undisputed lightweight kingpin, Charles Oliveira, now has his own plans to make a leap to 185lbs.
Colby Covington weighs up middleweight fight with Sean Strickland
In particular, MMA Masters staple, Covington has weighed up the chance to take on incoming championship chaser, Strickland — who himself headlines UFC 312 next month in Sydney, rematching former-foe, Dricus du Plessis — with Covington labelling the former as “nothing special”.
“I think I’ve just been so focused on welterweight for so long that, you know, I never let my eyes get off of the, you know, the couple of fights that I’m looking at at welterweight,” Colby Covington told Submission Radio during a recent interview. But, you know, I mean, the Sean Strickland fight’s always interesting.
You know, he’s had his things to say about me in the past. I don’t think he’s anything special,” Colby Covington explained. “He’s got a jab, he’s got a front kick, but besides that, you know, you shut those weapons down, and he’s very limited.
So, you know, he’s a cardio fighter. He’s just a cardio kickboxer, essentially. So, you know, I don’t see any threats out of Sean Strickland, and it’s an entertaining fight that I might entertain in the future. We’ll see.”
