LAS VEGAS – It’s been nearly two years since Colby Covington stepped foot inside the UFC cage, but his confidence hasn’t fizzled one bit.
As he strutted into the UFC Apex for a UFC 296 pre-fight news conference, Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) sported a red, white and blue suit, but no undershirt. He donned a Sharpie signature on the suit’s side to accompany former U.S. president Donald Trump’s mugshot on the back.
“I feel amazing, man,” Covington told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “It’s great to be back on U.S. soil and defend my country and defend the honor of all our citizens here in America. It feels great. It could’ve been in the U.K., but he said an all-time ‘f*ck you’ to the U.K. fans and said, ‘No, I don’t want to defend this title in the U.K.. I’d rather come to U.S. soil.’ History repeats itself. It’s just going to be another 1776. That means the British don’t come to America. If you come to America, you’re going home empty-handed, Junior.”
