Covington Calls Poirier 'Deadbeat Father' Before RAF 11 Fight as McGregor Eyes 1 More UFC Bout
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 16
Covington Calls Poirier 'Deadbeat Father' Before RAF 11 Fight as McGregor Eyes 1 More UFC Bout
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 16
Summary
Saturday's RAF 11 main-event fighter Colby Covington escalated his feud with Dustin Poirier, calling his former American Top Team teammate a "deadbeat father" in an MMAFighting.com interview.
Covington said Poirier's criticism of Conor McGregor after McGregor's injury TKO loss to Max Holloway at UFC 329 showed his "true character," and he again pointed to Poirier's Father's Day arrest at Atlanta airport.
One fight remains on McGregor's UFC contract, and Covington said he expects the Irish star to return because competing gives him structure after another in-fight injury.
The remarks extend Covington's earlier defense of McGregor and keep attention on the fallout from UFC 329 as Covington shifts from the UFC to wrestling after retiring in May.