Santiago Ponzinibbio challenges Colby Covington: 'He's an idiot'
Santiago Ponzinibbio wants to get his hands on former teammate Colby Covington.
Colby Covington has a new fighter looking to fight him, and it's a familiar face. Santiago Ponzinibbio, Covington's former American Top Team teammate, has challenged him to a fight in the UFC's octagon in 2026. Ponzinibbio (30-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC) has been preparing for a UFC return, and he'd like to fight Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC).
The Argentine has been growing tired of Covington's antics and attacks on his ATT colleagues. "A fight I'd really like would be against Colby Covington," Ponzinibbio told Hablemos MMA in Spanish. "He's a fighter who's always asking to fight my teammates, and now is talking about Bo Nickal , who already has a fight at the White House.
I don't understand why he's always asking for fights that he knows won't happen. We had the opportunity to train together at American Top Team. He knows that it won't be an easy fight for him, and maybe that's why he might not accept it, but I think it would be a great fight for me.
" Ponzinibbio, who's been training at ATT in Coconut Creek, Fla. , for 13 years, he has known Covington for quite some time. The two used to train a lot together before Covington was kicked off the team in 2020 after beefing with Jorge Masvidal and others at the gym.