Colby Covington, after suffering a brutal TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley, attributed his defeat to campaigning for Donald Trump and not having a full training camp.
UFC Fight Night on Saturday did not go exactly as Colby Covington had planned. Already an underdog in his bout against Joaquin Buckley , Covington got a brutal cut above his red eye, resulting in a ton of blood and a TKO victory for Buckley after a doctor stoppage. Covington took the fight on short notice and was unable to get a full camp in leading up to the bout. 'It’s one fight, you know?' Covington said in a video on his YouTube channel.
'And I’m more than just a fighter, you know? I’m gonna let this fuel me. I’m gonna get a full training camp. Came on short notice. This is for the company. This is for the fans. This wasn’t a full training camp.' However, he says there was one other reason why he lost. Covington said he was too busy 'campaigning' for President-elect Donald Trump, whom he has long been a supporter of. 'I was campaigning for Trump, you know, getting him ready,' the fighter added. 'I wasn’t even in the training room. I came off the couch on two-and-a-half weeks notice. It’s a tough ending to go like that. I feel like I was just getting my wind and I was going to come out strong, but, you know, it is what it is.' Covington also said in the video that the country is soon to see 'the greatest four years in history.' 'God bless America, God bless the Trumps. We're about to get the greatest president back in office. It's gonna be the greatest four years. I''m so excited. We're gonna have world peace, closed borders, inflation down. This money that I made tonight is gonna go farther, now,' Covington said. Covington once called Trump his 'biggest role model.' Trump has long been a fan of UFC, attending UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden shortly after winning the election, among many other events in recent months leading up to the electio
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