Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Teammate Throws Shade at Colby Covington Over His Major UFC Accomplishment

The beef between Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s teammate Belal Muhammad, and Colby Covington is still on. The UFC welterweight division went through dramatic events when Dana White declared Covington as the next welterweight title challenger. White’s decision didn’t sit well with Muhammad, as he believed he deserved the title shot instead of ‘Chaos’. Back then, Muhammad even claimed that some conspiracy was going on between White and Covington.

Now things have turned in favor of him after he fought against Gilbert Burns at UFC 288. The bout between the two resulted in Muhammad winning the battle via unanimous decision. Now, he is all set to fight the winner between Covington and Leon Edwards. However, till now, the date and venue of the bout between ‘Rocky’ and ‘Chaos’ have not been confirmed. Meanwhile, Muhammad threw shade at Covington through his social media handle. To mock the 35-year-old, he targeted the biggest accomplishment of Covington’s fighting career. Let’s find out what it is.

Belal Muhammad targets the biggest achievement of Colby Covington

One of the biggest achievements of Covington’s fighting career was winning the interim UFC welterweight championship. Covington fought former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 for the interim championship belt. After a back-and-forth battle, it was ‘Chaos’ who won the bout by a unanimous decision. Muhammad targeted this huge victory of Covington to mock him. Muhammad wrote on X, “Dc is right colby won his intern welterweight belt by beating a lightweight.“

According to Muhammad, Covington is not a great fighter who deserves a title shot. When White chose the name of Covington as the next welterweight title challenger, Muhammad was furious, as he believed the Springfield native was not a great fighter. Covington, whose MMA record stands at 17-3, already received two title shots against then-welterweight champion Kamaru Usman; however, he lost both of them.

 Why did Dana White choose ‘Chaos’?

Back in April, Muhammad talked about why the UFC president chose Covington over him for a title shot against Edwards. According to Muhammad, Dana White has some special consideration for ‘Chaos.’ He strongly believes that it is not Covington’s fighting skills that have impressed the UFC boss. According to Muhammad, if fighting skills alone are considered, he himself is the best choice.

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However, ‘Remember The Name’ was sure that it was Covington’s antics and trash talk that ended up in him getting into a huge fight. He believed Edwards is not someone who grabs the attention of the media and fans by trash-talking. Hence, White chose ‘Chaos’ to sell the fight. Do you think that Colby Covington deserves a title shot against Leon Edwards? Let us know in the comments below.

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