After a six-year push and a division logjam courtesy of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov sits atop the UFC lightweight division.

But should Nurmagomedov get ambitious and try McGregor’s conquest of heavier divisions, he’ll hear from Colby Covington (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC).

Actually, he’ll hear from Covington regardless.

Putting it nicely, the 30-year-old American, who fights Rafael dos Anjos (28-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) for the UFC interim welterweight title at UFC 225, said Nurmagomedov’s (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) dominance won’t translate at 170 pounds.

“I think it works for the little lightweight division, but that (expletive) doesn’t fly at welterweight,” Covington (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) told MMAjunkie Radio. “You’ve got a real All-American wrestler, not some sambo dude, so if he comes up to welterweight, he’s going to get his head dunked and balls put on his forehead just like the rest of them.

“I don’t think he’s that impressive. He couldn’t even finish a real estate agent. That’s (expletive) sad.”

Covington, of course, is referring to Nurmagomedov’s performance earlier this month at UFC 223, which crowned him undisputed champion at lightweight as the promotion stripped McGregor of the belt. Veteran lightweight Al Iaquinta fought Nurmagomedov on one day’s notice after interim lightweight champ Tony Ferguson withdrew due to injury and featherweight champ Max Holloway wasn’t cleared to fight.

Iaquinta took Nurmagomedov the distance and even stopped the Dagestan native’s takedowns late in the fight, but was never close to winning on scorecards.

Nurmagomedov and Covington have a common opponent in dos Anjos, who was outpointed by the current lightweight champ when they met four years ago. Covington doesn’t put too much stock into that fight, though.

“I watched the fight a couple of times,” he said. “(Khabib) just goes forward and looks for takedowns and pressure. He doesn’t have any striking power. He’s not a well-rounded fighter like myself. I can beat people on the feet; I can beat people on the ground. It doesn’t matter.

“Guys have a lot more to worry about when they’re fighting me than they do fighting Khabib. He’s just one-dimensional. I’m the most well-rounded fighter on the planet.”

Statements like that are what make Covington one of the most talked about – and maligned – fighters on the UFC roster. It’s unlikely he’ll ever meet Nurmagomedov in the octagon, but that won’t stop him from throwing shade on the current champ.

Covington might be preparing for the biggest fight of his life on June 9 at United Center in Chicago, but never tires of new verbal targets.

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