Jorge Masvidal shares three-word reaction to Jon Jones unloading on Colby Covington following latter's UFC Tampa loss
It is common knowledge among MMA fans that Colby Covington and UFC heavyweight king Jon Jones do not a very cordial relationship. The individuals were roommates for a brief period in college, but in recent years, both fighters have gone on record to criticise and hurl insults at each other.
Covington was recently seen in action on Dec. 14 when he locked horns with Joaquin Buckley. The five-round welterweight clash headlined the UFC Tampa card, which took place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
'Chaos' suffered a brutal cut above his eye and ended up losing the fight via doctor stoppage in the third round. Jones took the opportunity to poke fun at the former UFC title challenger. 'Bones' uploaded a series of posts on X where he made fun of Covington.
In one of his posts, the heavyweight champion took a jibe at the 36-year-old for his post-fight comments where Covington shared that he had not trained properly for the Buckley fight as he was busy helping Donald Trump with the 2024 U.S. elections.
In one tweet, 'Bones' wrote:
"Big shoutout to Colby Covington for skipping training to get president Trump 'ready' - We all appreciate the sacrifice. A tleast, he got to see me win."
MMA Junkie posted a compilation of Jones' posts to their Instagram account.
Check out the compilation of Jon Jones' tweets below:
Jorge Masvidal, another figher who's relationship with Covington soured significantly, took notice of MMA Junkie's post and shared his reaction in the comments section.
'Gamebred' wrote:
"Nothing but truth."
Check out a screenshot of Jorge Masvidal's reaction below:
What did Colby Covington say about Jon Jones leading up to UFC Tampa?
Jon Jones' recent social media attack on Colby Covington did not come out of the blue. Ahead of the UFC Tampa card, Covington shared several derogatory remarks directed at Jones.
During the media day for the card, Covington went on a rant about Jones, saying:
"Jon has some fruity tendencies. I think the media needs to look into some fo the fruity thigns he does. It's very strange... I know his dark, hidden secrets that are in his closet. He's been with some of the fattest 300-pound slobs. it's disgusting. Dude, Jon Jones is a f**king disgrace to this earth. He's a f**king joke... he's a f**king coward, he's a cheat and he's a woman beater."
Check out Colby Covington's comments below: