Current No. 3-ranked UFC welterweight Colby Covington recently did an interview with BJ Penn Radio to discuss Ronda Rousey’s transition into professional wrestling. Here are the highlights:
Rousey’s transition into WWE: “I think it was a great move for [Ronda Rousey]. She wasn’t gonna win any more fights, so she’s gotta do something that she can win in, so maybe pro wrestling’s that,” said Covington. “I think she’s done well for herself and she’s gonna make some good money over there.
“The thing is, I hope she don’t f**k it up for the MMA fighters, because I’m the people following in those footsteps. I’ma be over there in WWE, taking the world title soon. I hope she doesn’t act all shy and do all that weird stuff, you know? She needs to be who she is and who she used to be in the UFC when she was the champ.”
Preferring Dan Lambert of American Top Team as a manager over Paul Heyman: “Hopefully she keeps that same persona and don’t f**k it up for all the MMA fighters,” said Covington. He added, “I think she needs a guy like, you know, even a guy like Dan Lambert. That guy is one of the best most intelligent managers in the game, I mean, he’ll s**t on Paul Heyman. If they had a little face off, man, Dan Lambert would take the cake, I guarantee it.
“You know, when we went to Impact, he was going off with Jim Cornette. They were going back and forth. Cornette knew what was up, he knew that Dan Lambert was one of the best heel managers to ever grace the sport of MMA or pro wrestling, so, she’d do well if she’d hire a guy like Dan Lambert.”
You can read Covington’s full interview on BJ Penn Radio by clicking this link here.
Listen to the interview here.
