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Colby Covington Doesn’t Think Tyron Woodley vs. Rafael dos Anjos Will Sell

February 1, 2018 | Posted by Joseph Lee

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Colby Covington said that if the UFC decides to go with Tyron Woodley vs. Rafael dos Anjos, it will be the lowest-selling UFC PPV ever. Here are highlights:

On Woodley vs. Dos Anjos: “You’re going to do the least amount of pay-per-views ever in history if they do Woodley and RDA. I just don’t get why they want to do RDA. It’s not a money fight. Tyron wants to be the hero, so if he wants to be the hero, he needs to come fight me. I’m the villain. I’m the bad guy of the division. I’m the most hated guy in the division.”

On Woodley wanting superfights: “He’s not going to get Diaz, he’s not going to get GSP, and Conor isn’t even in question. He’s trying to piggyback on all the star cards. He wants to be on this summer card with ‘DC’ and Stipe, because he’s not a pay-per-view draw. No one wants to pay and watch Tyron fight. If they’re going to pay to watch Tyron fight, I guarantee right now, his best numbers will be against Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington. The blood we have, it’s real beef. This isn’t any manufactured, fake drama. He’s actually a (expletive), and I hate the guy.”

On the idea that UFC doesn’t like him: “If they don’t like me, they don’t like me. That’s their decision. They’re losing out on business. They’re losing out on money. They don’t see that I’m the money fight. I’m the new money fighter in the division. I’m the new star of the UFC. They need a guy like me, and they don’t see my potential. But that’s OK. I’m not out to please everyone. If the UFC doesn’t like what I’m doing, it is what it is. I’m going to wait and see what happens in this welterweight title picture. Maybe the UFC comes to their senses and realizes RDA is not a draw, and Colby Covington’s a draw, and Woodley’s a joke. He can’t even do his own pay-per-view, because the guy can’t even sell 50,000 PPVs. Maybe the UFC will see the truth and the realness of what the people want and what the fans want.”

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