Colby Covington Calls Dillon Danis 'The Strength of 10 Men' and Nobody Can Tell If He's Serious
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Colby Covington, a man who has insulted every fighter, trainer, and promoter in combat sports without pausing for air, is being respectful to Dillon Danis.
Read that again.
Ahead of their wrestling match at RAF07 on March 28 in Tampa, Covington went on record calling Danis "the strength of 10 men" because he "fought those 10 Dagestanis in that Khabib brawl." He said Danis "beat up Logan Paul in boxing so bad that Logan has to sue him." He called Danis "a former champion," said there are "no handouts on March 28," and that he's "going to have to earn it the hard way."
This is either the greatest promotional performance in combat sports history or Covington hit his head at practice. The man whose entire brand is saying the worst possible thing about every human being alive has decided that Dillon Danis -- Dillon Danis -- is where he draws the line and shows respect. "He's got the strength of 10 men." Colby. He got into a brawl at a UFC event. That's not a credential. That's a security incident.
Here's the part nobody's saying out loud: this is a WRESTLING match. Danis is a BJJ black belt. His whole career is guard pulls, guillotines, heel hooks -- none of which exist in freestyle wrestling. It's takedowns and scrambles against an NCAA Division I All-American who just tech-falled Luke Rockhold at RAF05. Bringing a guard game to a wrestling match is like bringing a kayak to a drag race. You can sit in it. It won't help.
RAF07 also features a Tsarukyan vs Poullas rematch, booked because Tsarukyan literally punched Poullas after beating him at their last fight. At a wrestling event. Where punching is not in the rulebook. RAF isn't a promotion at this point. It's a containment facility for people who can't behave at other people's events.
Sources
- Colby Covington Avoids Trash Talking Dillon Danis Ahead of RAF 7 Match
- Colby Covington Offers Rare Praise For Dillon Danis: 'Strength Of 10 Men'
- Colby Covington vs Dillon Danis to Co-Headline RAF07
- Colby Covington And Dillon Danis Set For Wrestling Match At RAF 7
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