Welterweight star Colby Covington is often seen making controversial comments. He made one such comment about Belal Muhammad after the latter’s win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 288. ‘Chaos’ even gave him a new nickname, which prompted fans to share their reactions on social media.

The ascent of Colby Covington as a villainous character in the UFC during the last six years has resulted in him bestowing numerous fighters in the promotion with new monikers. ‘Chaos’ has demonstrated a natural talent for provoking fighters through his outrageous verbal taunts. And now he’s at it again. Let us examine the statement made by the former interim champion.

Colby Covington gives Belal Muhammad a new nickname

In a resurfaced video clip, the former interim champion addressed Belal Muhammad’s comments about him. He mentioned that he’s only become such a popular fighter in the UFC for what he’s achieved and for no other reasons. Covington said, “I earned this because of numbers, I earned this because of my accomplishment – beating world champions after world champions, Hall of Famers after Hall of Famers.”

Furthermore, he ranted about Belal Muhammad and even gave him a new nickname by mocking the one he currently uses – ‘Remember the Name’. Colby Covington further added, “I am here for a reason. Not because of the color of my skin like Belal, the rac*st. ‘Remember the Rac*st.'” Let us take a look at what the fans had to say about this particular nickname.

Fans shared divisive reactions to Covington’s claims

The fans took a jibe at Colby Covington regarding his UFC career. They mentioned he has no wins over ranked fighters and that’s only beaten “washed-up” Hall of Famers.

• Has 0 ranked wins over fighters currently in the ufc btw
• what accomplishments? you haven’t beat anyone in the active top 15 at welterweight. your best current win is RDA who is at 155 and his second best active win is bryan barberana
• Beating washed-up Hall of famers after Hall of famers

Some fans even mentioned that they’d rather prefer Belal Muhammad over Colby Covington. However, there were some people who did not rate either of the two welterweights.

• I’m not a fan of either but I’d take Belal over this goober any day
• Both equally boring fighters

Regardless, some fans commended him for his unusual skill of creating nicknames for various fighters. But they did not like the one he gave to Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s teammate.

• Colby’s a one of a kind . Always comes up f***in nicknames
• This is seriously the dumbest nickname he coined.

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Apart from the nicknaming game, Covington has a title fight coming up. Despite Leon Edwards‘s reluctance, Dana White has appointed ‘Chaos’ as the next title contender. However, the date and location of the fight are still not yet official. We will have to wait and see what further development takes place in the days and months to come.

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