Colby Covington won his match with Tyron Woodley on Saturday, but the UFC fighter hasn’t been receiving an extra amount of attention because of his work in the octagon.
Instead, the focus in on the comments he made after the fight.
“I wanna dedicate this fight to all the first responders, all the military out there,” Covington said. “This world would not be safe without you guys. You keep us safe. Not these woke athletes. Man, I’m sick of these woke athletes and these spineless cowards like LeBron James.”
As the remarks from his post-fight interview have gone viral, some have responded to Covington’s criticism of James.
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Clutch Points shared some of Covington’s remarks on Instagram, which prompted replies from Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers and Orlando Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams, as well as Kevin Durant.
The Brooklyn Nets’ superstar wrote the following in response to Clutch Points’ Instagram post:
Who’s this again?
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