After a six-year push and a division logjam courtesy of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov sits atop the UFC lightweight division. But should Nurmagomedov get ambitious and try McGregor’s conquest of heavier divisions, he’ll hear from Colby Covington (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC). Actually, he’ll hear from Covington regardless. Putting it nicely, the 30-year-old American, who fights Rafael dos Anjos (28-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) for the UFC interim welterweight title at UFC 225, said Nurmagomedov’s (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) dominance won’t translate at 170 pounds. “I think it works for the little lightweight division, but that (expletive) doesn’t fly at welterweight,” Covington (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) told MMAjunkie Radio. “You’ve got a real All-American wrestler, not some sambo dude, so if he comes up to welterweight, he’s going to get his head dunked and balls put on his forehead just like the rest of them.
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