President Trump Calls Colby Covington During Post Fight Interview

Colby Covington Takes Call From Donald Trump During Post Fight Interview

Colby Covington and Donald Trump have been a great supporter of each other for a long time. The UFC star received a call from the President during a post-fight interview on Saturday night.

“You are a great fighter man, I’ll tell you,” Trump said. “You make it so easy. I don’t know how you do that. Congratulations. I wanted to watch that fight tonight.”

“I was not going to lose after getting to shake your hand,” Covington told Trump. “ I’m your fan, you’re my fan. Two of a kind,” Trump replied. “I’m going to bring you the new belt to the Oval Office soon after you win November 3rd by a landslide,” Covington remarked.

President Trump called @ColbyCovMMA during the #UFCVegas11 post show 📱 pic.twitter.com/FJsUMQV8Xk

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 20, 2020

Covington also fired shots at “woke athletes,” including LeBron James:  “I’m sick of these woke athletes and these spineless cowards like LeBron James.”

Eventually, Colby Covington beat Tyron Woodley by a fifth-round stoppage at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, Saturday night, capping off a heated rivalry between the two fighters.

Referee Dan Miragliotta stopped it at 1:19 of the fifth round, calling it a KO. While Woodley was attended to, Covington shouted, “I want my belt back.” Woodley coach Duke Roufus expects Woodley to have a torn rib cartilage, as he told Yahoo Sports.