Colby Covington lost at UFC 296. The judges knew it. The fans knew it. His fellow fighters knew it.
Everyone seems to know it, except Covington.
Following his decisive unanimous decision defeat at the hands of reigning and defending welterweight world champion Leon Edwards, ‘Chaos’ has been making the interview rounds, sharing one excuse after another after coming up short in his third attempt at UFC gold. First, he claimed to have broken his foot within the first 30 seconds of his five-round scrap with ‘Rocky’ at the promotion’s final pay-per-view of the year.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough.
Covington went on to suggest that, despite the supposed injury, he only came up short on the scorecards due to his support for former U.S. President Donald Trump.
“I thought I had the win,” Covington said while appearing on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime. “I thought I did enough, but the judges have never favored me. They hate me because I support Trump. Everybody hates Trump in this building. It is what it is, life goes on.
Trump was on hand for Covington’s return to the Octagon at UFC 296, but the ex-POTUS bailed right in the middle of Covington’s post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.
Colby Covington is on Fox News claiming the judges gave Leon Edwards the win because he’s a Trump supporter 😅 pic.twitter.com/o7qy5XTgEY
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) December 21, 2023
“I think they stack the deck against us because they don’t want we the people to have control of this country again,” Covington added. “And that is what Trump stands for. He stands for democracy. He stands for freedom. So they are going to do everything they can to keep us down.
“If it is in any sort of judging position in a fight, or any sort of athletic event, they are going to stack the deck against us. It is a sad time in our country. But we need to rise up and we can’t let this keep us down.”
Fans Online Were Quick to Condemn Colby Covington’s ‘Embarrassing’ Excuses
Fans online were quick to condemn Covington’s flimsy excuses, proving that even his most staunch supporters are growing tired of the schtick.
Wahhhhhhhh 😭
— Patrick St-Pierre (@patrickallsyms) December 21, 2023
The performance itself was bad enough, but leaning into it makes things even worse. How embarrassing.
— Slip The Jab Podcast ® (@slipthejabpod) December 21, 2023
Lmao this is insane
— Joe Gravel (@JoeGravel20) December 21, 2023
“i didn’t watch the fight” was all i needed to hear
— josh (@joco_2000) December 21, 2023
Give it a rest man
— Charlie Quinn (@CharlieQuinnMMA) December 21, 2023
I’m loving that Colby is trying so hard to remain relevant. It shows that he actually cares what people think. Everyone saw the fight and they saw what a coward he was.
— Nene Hilarious (@NeneHilarious) December 21, 2023
Colby Covington was an embarrassment in his fight against Leon Edwards and he should never fight on the main card ever again. Jesse, whoever made the decision to have this pansy on your show should be fired.
— Ambrose the King (@fudwvu) December 21, 2023
There’s certain things I don’t care to hear. Like people that get hit in the head for a living, telling me their opinion on politics
— Roberto Rey (@SoyRobertoRey) December 21, 2023
Perhaps even more ridiculous, Colby Covington suggested that he deserves a rematch after allegedly injuring himself while kicking Edwards’ elbow early in the contest.
“I want a rematch,” Covington said. “I deserve it, you know. I think I broke my foot in the first 30 seconds in the fight kicking on his elbow so I want a rematch with this guy. I’m going to come back stronger. I’m just like the American people, you know, we never give up.
