‘Colby, you suck‘: Fighters react to Leon Edwards’ UFC 296 win over Colby Covington - MMA Fighting

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.

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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

I threw more punches than Colby Covington did.

— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) 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

Let me make welterweight great again

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 17, 2023

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