LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards is confused by Colby Covington’s love for former U.S. president Donald Trump.
Trump, Covington said, will be in attendance for his title opportunity against welterweight champion Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 296 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+.
Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who brought his interim welterweight title to the White House when Trump was sitting president, sported a custom suit that had Trump’s mugshot on the back from when he was indicted on racketeering and related charges in August.