Craig Jones is here to share the ‘eye-opening lesson’ that Colby Covington delivered to fight fans at UFC 296.
UFC 296 went down this past Saturday, December 16th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main event, which featured a heavyweight title fight between current champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA) and challenger Colby Covington (17-4 MMA), concluded with a unanimous decision victory for ‘Rocky’.
Covington, 35, is now faced with three losses in his last five battles inside the Octagon.
Prior to the event, at the pre-fight press conference, Covington fired verbal shots at Edwards, even going as far as to say the champion would ‘join his murdered father in hell‘. This comment led to ‘Rocky’ throwing a water bottle his way, and security had to intervene.
Jones, who was present throughout the fight week, took to ‘Instagram’ and reflected on Covington and his uncanny ability for trash talk:
“Colby Covington taught us a profound lesson about America – you can say anything. You can walk out, say, ‘I hate gay people, I hate women. I think the homeless people should die.’ As long as you follow it with, ‘But I support first responders. I support the troops and god bless America,’ and the whole crowd will cheer.”
Covington, a staunch Trump supporter, expressed gratitude for first responders and U.S. troops following the loss in a conversation with color commentator, Joe Rogan.
Wrapping up his thoughts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Craig Jones stated (h/t MMAMania):
“America is essentially a sports team, but a sports team in the Special Olympics. That’s how I’d summarize what we learned from this weekend.”
What’s your take on Craig Jones’s view that the message from Colby Covington’s words is that you can say anything as long as you follow it up with something people want to hear?
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