UFC 272: Dana White reacts to Colby Covington’s call-out of Dustin Poirier – ‘he’s in a weird situation’
- UFC president plans to ‘talk to Colby and see what he really wants to do’ after decision win over Jorge Masvidal
- ‘He has to go in some type of direction,’ White says, casting doubt on Covington’s post-fight call-out of Poirier
UFC president Dana White isn’t making any snap decisions about Colby Covington’s next move.
Covington, the UFC’s No 1-ranked welterweight contender, was back in action in the main event of UFC 272 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, taking on his former friend Jorge Masvidal. He won their sizzling grudge match with a lopsided unanimous decision, and promptly called out another former training partner in Dustin Poirier.
But White isn’t sure a fight with Poirier, currently one of the UFC’s top lightweight contenders, is the right move for Covington.
“You fight Poirier, then what? He has to go in some type of direction,” White said.
“Does he go to [lightweight]? Does he go up to [middleweight]? Does he keep knocking guys off at [welterweight] and I eventually say, ‘OK, he is ready for a title again’?”
While Covington is clearly one of the best fighters in the world, he has lost twice to reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. White admits that makes matchmaking for the 34-year-old American a difficult operation.
“He’s in a weird situation,” White said. “Usman’s lapping everybody. I don’t know. We’ve got to see what’s next and talk to Colby and see what he really wants to do. We’ll see.”
