SUMMARY
- Covington has recently revealed why he couldn't defeat Leon Edwards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 16.
- Patrick Bet-David, nevertheless, remained all praise for Colby Covington despite the latter's defeat.
American fighter Colby Covington had a disappointing night at UFC 296 after losing against Leon Edwards. In what was a highly anticipated match, Edwards successfully defended his UFC welterweight title. The English fighter managed to subdue Covington and won via unanimous decision. However, Covington has recently revealed why he couldn’t defeat Leon Edwards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 16.
During his appearance on the PBD podcast, Colby Covington revealed that a broken foot hindered him during his fight against Leon Edwards. He said, “I broke my foot in the first 30 seconds of the fight that people don’t know about yet. The X-rays will start coming out.” However, ‘Chaos’ remained adamant that he outperformed Edwards in their fight before his injury.
Colby Covington claims he broke his foot in the first 30 seconds of his fight with Leon Edwards pic.twitter.com/O24V0p246p
— Casual MMA (@casualmmainc) December 21, 2023
Colby Covington stated that before his leg injury, he doubled Edwards’ strike count and nearly had the match under his control for the first time. However, ‘Rocky‘ regained control of the fight in the later stages and kept Covington under control. Patrick Bet-David, nevertheless, remained all praise for ‘Chaos’ despite the latter’s defeat. The American entrepreneur praised Colby’s resilience to complete the fight despite having a broken foot.
Colby Covington, however, wouldn’t have many fond memories of the last fight in 2023. It was Covington’s third fight where he was challenging for the welterweight title. Having been stripped of his interim welterweight title, ‘Chaos‘ lost twice against Kumaru Usman while challenging for the title.
Colby Covington previously blamed ring rust and Donald Trump for UFC 296 loss against Leon Edwards
Meanwhile, Colby Covington has come up with another reason that he believes affected the result of his fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 296. While fans might think a broken foot will be the only reason, Covington has shockingly blamed Donald Trump for his defeat. It’s no news that the 35-year-old fighter is a huge supporter of the 45th United States president.
Colby Covington just said he lost the decision because the judges hate him for supporting Donald Trump 😂 pic.twitter.com/hLK9IjgyOL
— OOC MMA (@oocmma) December 17, 2023
Colby Covington even demanded UFC president Dana White to have Donald Trump walk out with him at UFC 296, a request that White denied. However, Covington said in a post-fight press conference that his relationship with Trump might have affected the result of his bout. He said, “They hate me because I support Trump, and everybody hates Trump in this building, so it is what it is.” However, Trump has yet to address Covington’s claims.
Lastly, Colby Covington also believed that staying away from the ring for so long had something to do with his lackluster performance. He said, “I’ve had a long layoff, so I think a little ring rust had to do with it.” Before his fight against Edwards, Colby last fought in March 2022. Nevertheless, ‘Chaos’ has vowed that he will come back even stronger.