Colby Covington continues to press for the title fight against Tyron Woodley. He recently posted the following video confirming that he is already preparing for the fight, which he wants to be on December 30th at the UFC 219 pay-per-view event.
"The real reason I'm here is to get that fight. I'm already training for Tyron Woodley. December 30. He threw down a challenge. He wants to fight lightweight Nate Diaz, but that's not going to happen. But he's also training and getting ready. Let's see if Tyron accepts the challenge. I'm ready to fight on December 30. Tyron is saying that if he doesn't fight Nate Diaz, he will undergo surgery. Why are you going to have shoulder surgery? Are you willing to fight Nate Diaz but you can't fight me? It seems like he's scared. I'll keep training and be prepared in case Tyron Woodley wants to fight at UFC 219 in Las Vegas against the real welterweight champion. I have a better record in UFC than Tyron. I'm more active. He's scared. He's dodging me. He knows what happened when we trained together at American Top Team. We need to have this fight. If he doesn't want to do it on December 30th, then we could do it in St. Louis in January. Even February."Tyron is clearly avoiding me and he's afraid. I just want all my fans and enemies to know the truth. I'm getting ready. I'm training for UFC 219 on December 30th against Tyron Woodley!"
As for Nate Diaz, it really seems like the fight is quite unlikely. On the other hand, his coach has said that UFC doesn't want to pay him what he asks for.
"UFC doesn't want to give Nathan the money. 15 million. He's a star right now. They're being too greedy with the money right now. The title doesn't mean anything anymore. To make money, the only thing that matters is who you fight against. And they're making a lot of money."
Source: BJPenn.com