UFC 268: Justin Gaethje takes shot at Colby Covington ahead of Michael Chandler fight
- Gaethje faces a high-stakes lightweight showdown, but directs his fiercest pre-fight trash talk at Covington
- ‘You don’t have any brain cells left,’ welterweight title challenger fires back at press conference in New York
Justin Gaethje might be fighting Michael Chandler on Saturday night, but he had some choice words for Colby Covington at Thursday’s UFC 268 pre-fight press conference.
The 32-year-old American Gaethje (22-3) is set to kick off the main card at Madison Square Garden in a high-stakes lightweight showdown, while “Chaos” will challenge Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title in the event’s headliner.
“The Highlight”, who trains alongside Usman under the tutelage of coach Trevor Wittman, was sharing his excitement about his fight with former Bellator champion Chandler when Covington chimed in.
“I can’t wait to fight in front of these fans, the chaos, all of it,” Gaethje said. “I f****** love it.”
“You’re right Justin, ‘Chaos’ is in the building,” Covington added.
Covington’s interjection evidently didn’t go over well with Gaethje, who was quick to fire back.