“Fighting for peace between our nations” – Colby Covington’s efforts to ‘flirt’ with Chinese champ Zhang Weili has fans going wild

UFC star Colby Covington's comment on the women's strawweight champion Zhang Weili's Instagram post showcased a lighter side of the "Chaos."

“Fighting for peace between our nations” – Colby Covington’s efforts to ‘flirt’ with Chinese champ Zhang Weili has fans going wild

Zhang Weili and Colby Covington(Image courtesy: IMAGO)

UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili dominated challenger Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 to defend her title. Weili outstriked Lemos by a vast amount. The Chinese native is a fan favorite and remains respected by many fellow UFC fighters. Her recent Instagram post got a quirky comment from a fellow UFC fighter. He is none other than Donald Trump’s favorite fighter, Colby Covington.

Weili on Instagram posted with a caption, “Today I changed my image. A full day.” The picture was a rare sight of Weili working on her looks. To this post, welterweight fighter Colby Covington commented, “Natural beauty.” Fans on Twitter went wild after witnessing Covington’s attempt to ‘flirt’ with the strawweight champion. Some fans even hilariously directed this interaction towards the issues between the USA and China. A fan commented, “Colby fighting for peace between our nations.“

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Colby has previously shown love to Weili at the UFC 268 press conference. Weili called Covington ‘handsome’ when asked about him at the event. This side of Colby remains new to the MMA fans. The world is familiar to a dangerous trash-talking Covington. He always brings his A-game to press conferences and interviews. This new side of him has definitely caught a lot of fans off guard.

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Recently, Covington has also supported Weili after her UFC 292 win. But, this relationship does show the respect and admiration that both fighters have for each other. Covington’s friendly interaction with Weili has gained him a few new followers.

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Fans react to Colby Covington’s comment on Zhang Weili’s post

Colby Covington and Zhang Weili
Colby Covington and Zhang Weili (Image courtesy: Black Sports Online)

Colby Covington’s comment on strawweight champion Zhang Weili’s Instagram has amused many fans. This side of Colby Covington was unknown to the MMA world, who are used to watching the 35-year-old brutally trash-talking his opponents. Check out some of the fan reactions to this interaction.

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The fans seem proud of this new side of Covington. A great future lies ahead of both fighters who are preparing for glory. Reports suggest that Colby will challenge champion Leon Edwards for the welterweight title. This could be a huge opportunity for Colby to prove his worth against the new champion. And Weili, who’s just restarted her title campaign, will look forward to many more such title defenses after the UFC 292 win.

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