Colby Covington wants to continue 'embarrassment tour' against champ Woodley: 'I'll break him in half'

SINGAPORE – Colby Covington has his sights set on the UFC welterweight championship after defeating Dong Hyun Kim on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 111.

Covington’s (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) wrestling game overwhelmed Kim (22-4-1 MMA, 13-4 UFC) for the majority of three rounds at UFC Fight Night 111, which took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and streamed on UFC Fight Pass. “Chaos” gathered scorecards of 30-25, 30-26 and 30-27, making him the first to beat the South Korean fighter by decision.

Although his grappling-heavy attack drew boos from the crowd, Covington said he has no shame in his performance because no one prior had beaten “Stun Gun” in the manner he delivered.

“He hasn’t lost to anyone outside of the top five,” Covington told reporters after his win. “The champion (Tyron Woodley), the No. 1 contender (Demian Maia) – no one has dominated him like that. I completely dismantled him. I beat him every second of every round. There’s some good things to take away from it, but I’m still improving and you haven’t seen the best Colby Covington yet.”

Covington, 29, believes he not only handed Kim a lopsided loss, but said he crushed his spirit, as well. He went so far as to claim he “embarrassed” Kim inside the octagon, and said anyone who attempts to stand in the way of his ascent to the top of the division is going to get the same treatment.

“I’m dominating these guys,” Covington said. “I just dominated the No. 7 guy in the world (in the official UFC rankings). No one has dominated him like that. This is officially the embarrassment tour. I embarrassed him in Asia tonight and I’m going to keep embarrassing the division. It doesn’t matter how I beat them, the way I’m beating them – this is easy money, bro.”

Prior to getting booked at UFC Fight Night 111, Covington struggled to get a matchup that he desired against a top-ranked contender. He wanted a fight with former UFC champ Rafael dos Anjos, who beat Tarec Saffiedine by unanimous decision at the event, but his wish went unfulfilled.

Covington said his performance against Kim showed exactly why dos Anjos wouldn’t want to fight him, but he hopes the Brazilian will oblige in the future.

“It’s definitely a statement win,” Covington said. “Look what I just did. 30-25 (scorecards). I beat him every second of every round. It wasn’t even competitive out there. I didn’t even break out a sweat out there. I’m just getting warmed up. You haven’t seen the best of me yet. Same thing would have happened with Rafael dos Anjos. He’s scared – he’s been ducking me for a long time. There’s a reason he didn’t fight me tonight, and this is the reason.”

A future fight with dos Anjos would please Covington, but not as much as a showdown with current 170-pound kingpin Tyron Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC). Despite the fact the pair are somewhat of teammates under the American Top Team flag, Covington said he would have no problem challenging “The Chosen One” for the belt. And he doesn’t think it would be that hard to take it, either.

“I know Tyron Woodley got tired just watching us at home,” Covington said. “Last time I trained with him, it wasn’t even competitive. He gets tired just watching this. I’ll break him in half.”

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