“2 drunk dudes about to fight” – Colby Covington and Tony Ferguson HILARIOUSLY go from hurling abuses to feeling patriotic

UFC 296 was one of the stacked fight cards this year, with welterweight giants Leon Edwards and Colby Covington headlining the event. With trash-talkers and hilarious personalities on the stage, the MMA world eagerly awaited the UFC 296 press conference. As such, the pressers went down today and delivered interesting exchanges. One such exchange occurred between Covington and Tony Ferguson.

Colby Covington and Tony Ferguson went at each other at the UFC 296 press conference. At first, ‘Chaos’ mocked Ferguson’s fight spot at the event and later made a mockery out of his losing streak. ‘El-Cucuy’ jumped in to defend himself and got involved in a heated exchange. However, in the end, they found common ground with being Americans and wanted to win this weekend for their country. Here is what Covington said to mock Ferguson:

Damn, Tony! I was rooting for you. You know I like America, I'm still gonna root for you even if you're an American douchebag. But, just don't go out there and lose seven fights in a row bro. Fu****g B*m! Fu****g B*m!

Colby Covington via UFC 296 press conference

Although the verbal exchange and insults looked heated, Tony Ferguson and Colby Covington were having fun with it. They enjoyed mocking each other and in the end, joined hands to win at UFC 296 for America. However, ‘El-Cucuy’ slipped in a challenge to ‘Chaos’ to fight him next.

Colby Covington makes his comeback in UFC 296 after a 21-month layoff. As such, he takes on Leon Edwards for the welterweight title. On the other hand, Tony Ferguson enters the octagon against Paddy Pimblett in an attempt to break his six-fight losing streak. As such, UFC 296 goes down this weekend in T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fans react to the exchange between Colby Covington and Tony Ferguson

Colby Covington and Tony Ferguson went back and forth at the UFC 296 press conference today. As expected, we got a heated exchange between the two popular fighters. ‘Chaos’ with his fight persona on, didn’t hold back in throwing insults at ‘El Cucuy’. Also, Ferguson, being Ferguson, had fun with it and joined in the banter.

Even though they had a verbal altercation, they kept it under limit and didn’t agitate anyone. As such, Covington revealed that he would be rooting for ‘El Cucuy’ this weekend. Moreover, they complimented each other at the end and teamed up to win this weekend for their country. The fight fans enjoyed the altercation between them. Below are some of the interesting fan reactions. Also, here is what Ferguson said at the end:

I fu****g woke up dude and realized how American I am man. So, I'm gonna be real...The stars and stripes are going fu****g nowhere, they belong here. So regardless of this fu****g wins and I win, we're gonna keep that fu****g sh** here. That was a compliment Bi***. Alright Colby, let's fu****g do this sh**. Fu** yeah! America motherf****s!

Tony Ferguson via UFC 296 press conference

Check out some of the fan reactions:

Fight fans hilariously reacted to the exchange between the two fighters. They couldn’t believe Colby Covington and Tony Ferguson went from foes to friends in just under a minute. As such, ‘Chaos’ and El-Cucuy’ go into business this weekend against Leon Edwards and Paddy Pimblett respectively. They hoped to get their hands raised in UFC 296 and fly their country’s flag high.

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