‘He’s going to get sparked in the first round… he’s going to cry’: Dustin Poirier’s former team-mate Colby Covington SLAMS his ‘washed up’ rival and insists Conor McGregor will destroy him at UFC 257
- Colby Covington hit out at Dustin Poirier before his fight with Conor McGregor
- The pair used to train together but has become heated rivals in recent years
- Covington predicts Poirier will lose in one round when he fights at UFC 257
UFC fighter Colby Covington has issued a stark warning to former team-mate turned rival Dustin Poirier ahead of his clash with Conor McGregor at UFC 257 next month.
The pair will clash for the second time on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi after they met in 2014, a hotly-anticipated showdown that McGregor won by TKO in the first round.
Covington, who previously trained with Poirier at the American Top Team gym in Florida, showed there was no love lost between the pair when asked to give a prediction on the upcoming fight while speaking on Submission Radio.
‘All I gotta say guys is make sure you guys got the Kleenex ready at the press conference ’cause you know Dustin Sore-ier is going to break down on the mic,’ Covington said.
‘He’s gonna cry to the world, get everyone to feel sympathy and feel bad for him. He’s going to get sparked again in the first round ’cause he’s completely washed up and has no chin anymore and no heart. It’s not going to be competitive. I think Conor’s just going to spark him in the first round’.
‘Just get the Kleenex ready, cause Dustin’s gonna be crying up a storm at the press conference and get everybody to feel bad for him.
‘Wah-wah, feel bad for me, I didn’t accomplish my dream.’ Yeah, ’cause you’re a bitch. You didn’t work hard enough for it. What is up with society these days? People think everybody should get a participation trophy. Dustin needs his safe space. Go to your safe space, Dustin.’
Poirier has previously challenged rival Covington to a fight at their former shared gym
The pair have exchanged heated words in the past and Covington recently blasted Poirer for ‘all the s*** he talks’ , while Poirier took to Instagram last year to challenge his 32 year-old rival when they next meet at their shared gym.
Covington no longer trains at the American Top Team facility.
He is chasing a high-profile showdown with another member of the ATT gym, Jorge Masvidal, who has been out of the Octagon since his loss to Kamaru Usman in July.
McGregor, who announced his third child is on the way on Christmas Eve, will take on Poirier after his own return to the sport against Donald Cerrone in January.
McGregor defeated Poirier with a first round TKO when the pair first fought back in 2014