Colby Covington is what we’d call a “heel.”
The guy is a great fighter but a total asshole, a trash-talking former collegiate All-American wrestler who now competes in the UFC’s Welterweight division.
Covington beat Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 225 on Saturday to claim the interim belt and set up a future fight with division champion Tyron Woodley. He used part of his post-fight press conference to slag the Philadelphia Eagles for “disrespecting” the country:
Well, they didn’t kneel for the anthem, but whatever. We’ve been over this before.
Covington said similar stuff about the Eagles (and threw in the Warriors) during weigh-ins:
The Woodley/Covington fight is now a win/win in my book.
If Woodley wins, Covington can finally shut his whore mouth.
And if Covington wins, the UFC’s most boring champion is dethroned.
Time’s yours.