{"id":361201,"date":"2020-09-14T05:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T12:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361201"},"modified":"2020-09-14T05:44:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T12:44:03","slug":"video-president-trump-endorses-colby-covington-ahead-of-ufc-vegas-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-president-trump-endorses-colby-covington-ahead-of-ufc-vegas-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Video | President Trump endorses Colby Covington ahead of UFC Vegas 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump has given Colby Covington his official endorsement ahead of his fight against Tyron Woodley this weekend.<\/p>\n

Covington is set to finally lock horns with Woodley after years of the two rivals going back and forth at one other – whether it be on social media or in interviews. Covington is attempting to bounce back from his Welterweight Championship defeat to Kamaru Usman whereas Woodley has suffered back-to-back defeats against Usman and the new number one contender Gilbert Burns.<\/p>\n

One of Covington’s biggest fans, in his own view, is President Trump, and the man himself has formally given his endorsement to the controversial welterweight star.<\/p>\n

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The #POTUS<\/a> @realDonaldTrump<\/a> will be tuned into @ESPN<\/a> to watch me at #UFCVegas11<\/a> this Saturday night how about you snowflakes? pic.twitter.com\/QB2z68McFa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) September 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna be watching Colby, I\u2019m a big fan of Colby, he\u2019s a winner and he\u2019s a champ. It\u2019s gonna be a great evening, a great fight, and I just wish him the best of luck. I\u2019ve seen him a lot and he is tough – good luck champ.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winner of this bout could well be the next in line to face the winner of the upcoming Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns clash, although Woodley may have to get another win under his belt after his defeat to Burns.<\/p>\n

Covington has clearly been putting in the hours ahead of this huge grudge match, and he recently explained to BJPENN.COM Radio<\/a> why that time has been spent away from American Top Team.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy brand was being held back being at American Top Team,\u201d said Covington. \u201cI have nothing but respect for Dan Lambert. The guy\u2019s been nothing but a mentor and a good friend, but you cross the line when you try and tell me what I can and cannot do in the professional fighting business. We\u2019re getting locked in an Octagon to kill each other, take each other\u2019s brain cells, send each other to the morgue, and you\u2019re worried about some words that I might be saying? It sounds a little petty and a little childish, and I didn\u2019t have time for that anymore. I got big business to take care of.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not fair to try and take someone\u2019s voice away and their platform and try and tell them what they can and cannot do, especially in the fighting business,” Covington added. “It\u2019s already an ugly business as it is. Then to be mad about some words when we\u2019re getting locked in a cage to kill each other in our underwear on Saturday nights, it\u2019s just a little pathetic, and it\u2019s not right, but I have no ill will towards it. I think Dan had to do what he had to do, and he felt that it was right to implement that policy for the team.\u201d<\/div>\n
\nHow do you Colby Covington will do against Tyron Woodley this weekend?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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