“I want you next, boy” – Michael Chiesa calls out Colby Covington after Fight Island 8 win
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The welterweight American fighter, Michael Chiesa is all in the mood for the fight against Colby Covington. Michael Chiesa came victorious from his recent trip to Abu Dhabi’s fight island. He fought against Neil Magny and won the fight by a unanimous decision. The fight against Neil was Chiesa’s first fight in almost a year.
Michael is currently on a 4 match winning streak. The victories include wins over, Rafael dos Anjos, Diego Sanchez, and Carlos Condit. In a recent interview, Carlos said, “It just feels good to be in the win column, It feels good to log four fights in a row and it was an honor to be part of the whole [fight] week experience.”
“Even if I had a knockout performance or a fight like Max Hollaway’s, it’s not gonna overshadow the main event we just had at UFC 257. I’m a realist. It’s all good, but I’m very proud of myself. This is like the first fight in my whole career where I came back and felt a really strong sense of pride. Just pushing through the five rounds against a game opponent, I’m proud of myself this time around. There’s a lot to work on but it was a good experience all in all.”
Following the win, Chiesa spoke with Daniel Cormier in the Octagon and called out Covington for his next fight. “The election is over. Colby Covington, your schtick is done. I want you next, boy.”
Chiesa open to fight Colby Covington or Stephen Thompson
Michael Chiesa has called out Colby Covington a few times now. Chiesa wasn’t prepared to call Covington and it just happened in the spur of the moment. “I don’t know, I think it just jumped in my head,” Chiesa stated.
“My manager had said something to me like, ‘Who are you gonna call out after the fight? I think you should call for Colby with the election being done.’ This was at the very beginning when I got to Fight Island and I was like, ‘No, man. I’m not even thinking about that.’ I put zero thought into it because I wanted to be focused on Neil because he’s a guy that you can’t give any space. If I have one mental lapse with him that could snowball into something really big. So I maintained my focus on him.”
When asked about whether he would fight anyone else other than Colby, Chiesa said he’s open to anyone. “He’s such a good guy, and he’s a hell of a fighter,” Chiesa said of Stephen Thompson.
In the end, Colby is the fight Michael wants and he added saying, “That would be a fun fight for sure. If the Colby fight falls through then may the nicest mother f’er win.”
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