Colby Covington couldn’t let Paddy Pimblett have the spotlight to himself at UFC 314.
“The Baddy” scored the biggest win of his career Saturday in Miami, earning a third-round knockout of veteran lightweight contender Michael Chandler in the co-main event.
During a backstage interview, Pimblett was verbally accosted by Covington out of nowhere. Covington began shouting at Pimblett, criticizing the quality of the Englishman’s UFC opposition.
Watch video of the exchange below.
“You’re fighting scrubs,” Covington said. “Guys who are 2-6. You’re a bum. You beat guys who are 2-6, remember that. Remember that, you’re a scrub. … You’re a fraud.”
Pimblett fired back, calling out Covington’s…