Colby Covington showed no remorse about the insults he threw, saying he doesn’t respect the Brazilian crowd, and “was talking to America.”
After taking a decision over Demian Maia, Colby Covington berated Brazil and its people, calling them “filthy animals” who live in a “dump”. A lot of people didn’t like the insults, including even a few teammates of Covington and the UFC officials who are said to be reviewing it for possible sanctions.
Covington, who also called Brazilians “angry animals” before the event, didn’t attend the post-fight press conference after his controversial comments. He did issue a brief statement about it though. (HT: Guilherme Cruz)
“The crowd reaction was what I was looking for. They hate me and I don’t respect them,” Covington said.
“They don’t need to translate what I said, because I was talking to America, where my fans support me.”
The American also took to twitter about it, saying he was just poking back at the Brazilian crowd “a bit.”
On the walk out I get called every name in the book then they chant “You Gonna Die” I poke back at them a bit and everyone loses their mind?
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) October 29, 2017
The 29-year-old is now on a 5-fight winning streak after beating the 39-year-old former title challenger in Maia.