Colby Covington and Donald Trump friendship: All you need to know about ‘MAGA’ UFC star and former President’s relation
Friendship between Colby Covington and Donald Trump, sparked post-2017, grows with personal interactions and mutual support, culminating in Trump's expected attendance at Covington's UFC 296 title fight.
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Colby Covington with Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago (Image via: Instagram/Colby Covington)
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal are the favorite fighters of Donald Trump, the former President of the USA. Trump is a long-time friend of UFC CEO Dana White. Moreover, Trump enjoys a big fan base from the UFC community. Many fighters and fans are big admirers of Trump.
Trump helped Dana White and the UFC during hardship. White is forever grateful for the help. Moreover, White even spoke at the Republican National Convention to endorse Trump. In addition to White, many UFC fighters and managers are also big admirers of Trump.
Beneil Dariush, Justin Gaethje, Bryce Mitchell, and Ali Abdelaziz are supporters of Trump. However, Covington and Masvidal are the most vocal supporters of the former US President. Nevertheless, Covington is the most ardent supporter of Trump in the UFC.
When did the friendship between Colby Covington and Donald Trump start?
Colby Covington became a supporter of Donald Trump around late 2017. This was after Covington defeated Demian Maia in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida. The victory earned him an interim title fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225.
Before his UFC 225 fight, Covington became a vocal supporter of Trump. After his victory over Dos Anjos, Covington took the title to the White House. The UFC later stripped him of the title. However, on his return to fight against Robbie Lawler, the sons of then-President Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump attended the event. However, Trump did not attend UFC 245 when Covington fought for the undisputed title against Kamaru Usman.
Covington would lose at UFC 245 and fight former champion Tyron Woodley in his next fight. He would beat Woodley by TKO in the fourth round. Moreover, Donald Trump would personally call Covington over the phone and congratulate him on the victory. Covington described the call as one of the biggest moments of his life.
Will Donald Trump be in attendance to watch UFC 296 to watch Colby Covington fight?
Colby Covington and Leon Edwards will headline UFC 296 for the welterweight title. Covington met up with Trump before the event at Mar-a-Lago, a resort owned by Trump since 1985. Moreover, Covington had earlier celebrated Halloween at the resort with Trump.
Trump has already said he will attend UFC 296 with Dana White. He was already at UFC 295 with Tucker Carlson and Kid Rock. Moreover, Trump hopes for Covington to become champion at the event. Nevertheless, Covington is a slight underdog for the fight.
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