Ben Askren Says Colby Covington is a “Poor Man’s Version” of Him

Ben Askren took to Twitter to take shots at Colby Covington after the latter called out Tyron Woodley at UFC 228. Askren, a training partner of Woodley, fired off at Covington and called him a “poor man’s version” of Askren himself:

Cmon @ColbyCovMMA is a poor mans version of me. Couldn’t accomplish in wrestling, got choked out by subpar Wallrey Alves and trash talking sounds like his IQ is 85(which it may be although I can’t confirm)! https://t.co/gJZpu4caP5

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) September 10, 2018

Covington called out Woodley after the latter beat Darren Till at UFC 228, telling Woodley on Twitter, “Tyrone! You didn’t blow it!!! Time for you to come see me in @TheGarden. America’s Champ has another promise to keep.”