MMA Twitter reacts to Colby Covington's latest conspiracy theory
By Amy Kaplan
Wait for it.
Colby Covington thinks he lost at UFC 296 because he supports Donald Trump. He actually said that, more than once even.
During his post-0fight press conference, he said the judges went against him due to his support of the controversial former United States president, he then went on FOX News and said it again.
"I thought I had the win. I thought I did enough but y'know, the judges have never favored me. They hate me because I support Trump and y'know everyone hates Trump in this building so y'know it is what it is. Life goes on."
And MMA Twitter cannot stop with the side eye.
I think Colby finally lost me as a fan with the excuses
— NinjaLifestyle (@BlackNinjaLV) December 21, 2023
Hilarious considering this was the one and only time Colby was in a dominate grabbing position in 5 rounds 😂 https://t.co/A1bB9HNKI0
— 420th Hokage (@TeesdaleCaleb) December 21, 2023
This guy lost fair and square, but using President Trumps name to get clout, it’s actually very sad https://t.co/KfZPGaRovd
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) December 21, 2023
Colby Covington: I won that fight. The judges screwed me because I’m a Trump supporter.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) December 21, 2023
Literally everyone: pic.twitter.com/nAr8Lfhymu
Jesse Waters brought on Colby Covington to say he was cheated out of a win last Saturday because he supports Trump.
— An0maly (@LegendaryEnergy) December 21, 2023
This might be one of the most embarrassing segments I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/axQIpZ69gC
Colby Covington stumbles in EVERY interview pic.twitter.com/9wSathFQRR
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) December 21, 2023
How Colby still manages to keep this act up is impressive and the only reason he gets any attention but fair play https://t.co/x4kcZZq2oV
— illuminated by Do Bronx (@LandenBerry) December 21, 2023
“The judges have never favored me. They hate me because I support Trump,” he said.
He's delusional since he was dominated in pretty much every second of the five-round fight. But Covington isn't generally rooted in reality.
Jon Jones wants to buy Leon Edwards a motorcycle for defeating Colby Covington. dark. Next. Jon Jones wants to buy Leon Edwards a motorcycle for defeating Colby Covington