Ben Askren on the situation in Colby Covington: "Thank God, this time is over"

This Saturday night at UFC 235, the welterweight title will be at the rendezvous as the champion Tyron Woodley will defend against Kamaru Usman.

At Woodley's final outing, he successfully defended his crown against Darren Till at UFC 228. A fight that many expected to see Interim Champion Colby Covington play.

Covington's last fight took place at UFC 225 when he won the title by unanimously winning a decision against Rafael Dos Anjos. Now, having lost his acting title and immediate title of the title, Covington's future at UFC is in question.

Ben Askren has never hesitated to share his feelings, especially about Covington, on the current situation of Covington.

"Colby has no skill," Askren told reporters on Monday (via MMA Fighting). "He has to fight … if he does not fight, I do not think that one person in the whole world will shed a tear, thank God that time is over. UFC has done more than it was, because if you look at one of its social media, it does not have as many followers. "There's never been so much" We want to see Colby! " was just not there, it was staged.

"Colby was too stupid. He thought the promoter was his friend. Hey, he's my buddy, he'll do it all well for me. He will take care of me, 'He looks so silly and he continues to be silly.'

Askren and Covington exchanged a few short comings and goings on social media during interviews, which clearly showed that they did not like each other very much.

It remains to be seen if Covington will end up having the title he's waiting for in his next fight. Woodley's teammate at Askren thinks it would always make sense.

"I think that's the next obvious fight for Tyron," Askren said. "It's so easy. Who does not like easy money? "

For Askren, the former ONE champion and ONE champion at 18-0, still unbeaten, he makes his promotional debut this Saturday night at UFC 235, alongside Robbie Lawler.

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com the 25/02/2019