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Farah Hannoun

UFC champ Sean Strickland rips Colby Covington for using ‘fictional persona’ to sell himself

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is not a fan of Colby Covington’s persona.

Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) recently went off on Covington after Covington said he’d love to slap him around. Both Strickland and Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) carry themselves as proud Americans who have no filter when expressing their political views, but the champion said the difference is he’s true to himself while Covington puts on an act.

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