HOAM | Colby Covington Doubling Down, Paulo Costa Agrees To New UFC Deal, More

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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After a year away from the public eye, Colby Covington stepped on the scale as the backup for the UFC 286 main event between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, and was named as the No. 1 contender at welterweight to face Edwards next. While many were curious as to what Covington's demeanor would be upon his return, he has doubled down on his persona, but has that been detrimental to him in the eyes of the fans? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck discusses his interview with Covington, along with his viral quote about Jon Anik, and how he reacted to it in the moment. Additionally, topics include if Covington is now getting "go-away heat," Paulo Costa agreeing to a new deal with the UFC and if a fight with Khamzat Chimaev is in his future, the bantamweight main event of UFC San Antonio between Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen, Jorge Masvidal's title hopes with a win over Gilbert Burns, and more. You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:04.0	All right, everybody, it is Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, and it is indeed a hack of a morning.
0:27.5	We are live on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces. You can hear the show in its entirety.
0:31.5	Shortly thereafter on the MMA Fighting Podcast Network, hello there. I am Mike Kek.
0:37.5	Hope everyone's having a great week so far. We're on the eve of the eve of UFC San Antonio.
0:44.5	Yes, I know we're still feeling the hangover from UFC 286 and the fallout of that event.
0:51.5	But UFC San Antonio has a massive main event at 135 pounds between Marlin, Cheeto Vera, and Corey Sanhagen.
1:01.5	I cannot wait for that fight. I get a fight night event in front of a live studio audience in a pretty significant audience.
1:08.5	So that'll be fun. That'll be fun. A lot going on. And as I mentioned, it is March 23rd, which is a very special day for me.
1:18.5	Three years ago, March 23rd, 2020, was my first day here with MMAFighting.com.
1:27.5	So today is officially the three-year anniversary since I joined the squad. It was a very interesting time.
1:34.5	Not just for me, not just for my career, but in the world, too, because literally the day I started with MMA Fighting
1:44.5	was the day that in the United States, in New England, specifically in Massachusetts, specifically, where I was living at the time.
1:54.5	Everything was shutting down. We were right in the middle of the pandemic. It was like the beginning stages of the pandemic
2:02.5	when everybody realized that this is actually a thing. And it was literally the day everything started shutting down.
2:09.5	And events were being canceled and all this craziness was going on.
2:14.5	So it was a pretty nerve-wracking time for me because I was wondering, am I just going to be with MMAFighting for like three days?
2:22.5	Is the world just going to stop? Is everything going to implode? Am I just going to get let go right away?
2:29.5	I didn't know. And it's been quite the ride. It has been quite the ride.
2:35.5	Luckily, things didn't shut down for too long. When it comes to the mix martial arts landscape, especially with the UFC, they kept on trucking.
2:44.5	I remember like the first thing that I did. I think I...
2:49.5	The first thing I did was right after John Jones got arrested in Albuquerque.
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