UFC veteran Michael Chiesa continued his winning run that started last year as he earned his third win on the trot against at UFC Atlanta. After finishing his last two opponents, ‘Maverick’ was looking to earn another finish, but could only defeat Court McGee via decision. Things got interesting when he was asked about his next fight, as former interim champion Colby Covington‘s name popped up.A couple of months ago, Colby Covington decided to throw some verbal jabs at Michael Chiesa, claiming that leeching off other people. “You don’t want to become an irrelevant b-m who rides people’s meats – DC in particular for public transportation. Don’t be that guy riding off other people’s meats. Become a star. Be your own f–ing guy that has to sell himself,” ‘Chaos’ stated in an interview. So, naturally, fans would hope that maybe Chiesa would like to return the favor and call him out for a fight after those incendiary words. But ‘Maverick’ isn’t interested in it.Michael Chiesa claims that he doesn’t find the fight against Colby Covington since it may not materialize. Stating that he and the whole MMA media would only waste their time talking about the controversial star, the 37-year-old revealed that he’s got some UFC broadcast gigs to do in the coming months and wants to focus on that. He aims to make his return in December, but doesn’t want to engage with his former TUF 15 rival just to make some unnecessary headlines.As one of the reports at the post-fight interview asked, “No Colby callout?” Michael Chiesa replied, “Why waste my time? It’s a waste of my time. It’s a waste of your guys’ time.” He further added, “It’s good, I mean, you say his name, it makes a headline, and I’m just done making that headline. It’s just pointless.”MMA: UFC Fight Night – Tampa: Covington vs Buckley Dec 14, 2024 Tampa, Florida, UNITED STATES Colby Covington red gloves reacts after the fight against Joaquin Buckley blue gloves at Amalie Arena. Tampa Amalie Arena Florida UNITED STATES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xNathanxRayxSeebeckx 20241215_szo_fo8_0607However, there seems to be no animosity between Michael Chiesa and Colby Covington. In fact, ‘Maverick’ had some pretty pleasant words for the former welterweight interim champion, despite their heated exchanges. Here’s what the veteran had to say.Colby Covington is a “nice guy off camera,” claims Michael ChiesaMichael Chiesa has been getting questions about a potential fight against Colby Covington since the start of the fight week. He has repeatedly shut that down, even though it would have been a big fight, since ‘Chaos’ has started an online streaming endeavor. Moreover, he claims to have no feelings of malice towards Covington, even though he likes to trash others on camera, he’s not that bad of a guy off camera, which is something even UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping claimed a couple of years ago.“I think he’s going to go a different direction in his career, and I think being a streamer is what he’s pursuing right now. He doesn’t have the desire to compete as much as he did before,” Michael Chiesa stated prior to UFC Atlanta. “It’s his loss and the fans’ loss because he brings a lot of heat the way he builds his fight, and I have the style to beat him, but move on, it’s over. He’s a nice guy off camera, d–k on camera.”Well, we are more than likely to get a response from Colby Covington to Michael Chiesa’s recent statement about fighting him. And while ‘Maverick’ has decided to move past him, Kevin Holland has expressed wanting to fight the former interim champion. Let us know what you think Covington should do next in the comments down below.The post Michael Chiesa Refuses to Waste His Time by Calling Out Colby Covington After UFC Atlanta Win appeared first on EssentiallySports.