Colby Covington talked a big game, per usual, but this time he didn’t bring his usual style in the octagon against Leon Edwards at UFC 296.
Edwards routed Covington via unanimous 49-46 scores in a fight that, after a heated buildup, was one of the more dull UFC title fights in recent history. Edwards mostly stayed in the driver’s seat when Covington failed to come forward, and round after round, Covington’s chances got slimmer.
Save for a last gasp in the fifth, Covington’s performance was widely panned by his UFC colleagues. Here’s what fighters had to say about Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296.
If Colby’s offense tonight was an accurate depiction of the U.S. strength, we would have never gotten our independence from Britain, lost WWI and got demoralized in WWII by a landslide. Colby, you suck. #ufc296
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) December 17, 2023
And Colby gets up and acts like he didn’t get his ass kicked for 4 rounds.
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 17, 2023
@ColbyCovMMA YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A FUCKING SHTICK!!! #UFC296
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 17, 2023
I threw more punches than Colby Covington did.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) December 17, 2023
Congratulations @Leon_edwardsmma great performance #UFC296
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) December 17, 2023
Why is colby so confused he lost? #UFC296
— Joe Joe Giannetti (@Giannettimma) December 17, 2023
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) December 17, 2023
Glad the judges got it right I was nervous
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) December 17, 2023
Trump just pulled out his phone & reported Colby Covington’s phone number to spam #UFC296
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 17, 2023
Do they love him or do they hate him?! #UFC296
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) December 17, 2023
What a miserable way to live
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) December 17, 2023
Let me make welterweight great again
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 17, 2023
Trump over there like . I don’t know this n**** #UFC296
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 17, 2023
So you didn’t get any damage? @ColbyCovMMA so Miami march 9?
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) December 17, 2023
