Donald Trump's attendance at UFC 296 in Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena was widely expected on Saturday. The former POTUS and likely Republican nominee for 2024 attended the event invited by UFC CEO Dana White and his arguably most vocal supporter in all of sports: Colby Covington.
There was just one problem, Covingtonlost heavily in the main event, with all three judges' scoring strongly in favor of British fighter and UFC welterweight champion, Leon Edwards. And if there's one thing that Donald Trump doesn't like to be associated with... it's losing. In fact, to this day he doesn't admit to losing the 2020 US Presidential Election.
Donald Trump wasn't enjoying praise from Covington after loss
Trump was clearly not enjoying the praise that Colby Covington kept giving him in the post-fight losing speech. The American welterweight fighter was asked strictly fight-related question by Joe Rogan, but more than half of Covington's remarks were an endorsement for Trump in the upcoming election.
"I want to shout out Donald Trump. You can delay, but you can't deny us. He's going to make America great again, reduce inflation and secure our borders. Donald Trump is the only one that can do that. Vote Donald Trump in 2024", the 17-4 Covington said in a heavy endorsement of Trump.
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At one point during Covington's speech, the broadcast cameras panned onto the former President of the US, who visibly cringed when his name was mentioned on several occasions. It was also comical to see the fighter say it was "the easiest fight" of his life, and that he didn't "even have a scratch" while his face was visibly bloodied.
To add insult to injury, Donald Trump did not even stay in his seat during the speech, leaving the arena while Covington was still speaking with Joe Rogan.
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