Love him or hate him – and most seem to fall on the side of hate – Colby Covington draws reactions.
The former interim UFC welterweight champion suffered a fifth round TKO loss to Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title this past weekend at UFC 245.
While Covington himself used social media to let it be known how he felt with the stoppage, others used it to revel in his defeat.
Covington took issue with not only the stoppage, but several other moments in the fight.
Normally people do their fucking in the bedroom, not the octagon @marcgoddard_uk! I go in there to kill or be killed. You robbed me of that. You robbed the people of a fair fight. You should be ashamed of yourself. Fake nut shot. Fake eye poke. Fake stoppage. Fake ref. #ufc245
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) December 15, 2019
Normally people do their fucking in the bedroom, not the octagon @marcgoddard_uk! I go in there to kill or be killed. You robbed me of that. You robbed the people of a fair fight. You should be ashamed of yourself. Fake nut shot. Fake eye poke. Fake stoppage. Fake ref. #ufc245
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) December 15, 2019
Jon Jones, who was a teammate and lived with Covington while both attended school at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, enjoyed the sight of seeing him fall.
Normally people do their fucking in the bedroom, not the octagon @marcgoddard_uk! I go in there to kill or be killed. You robbed me of that. You robbed the people of a fair fight. You should be ashamed of yourself. Fake nut shot. Fake eye poke. Fake stoppage. Fake ref. #ufc245
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) December 15, 2019
Jorge Masvidal felt the same way, even siding with former opponent Ben Askren.
They say never kick a man when he is down but you not a man. Should’ve paid my coach, it’s cheaper than getting your jaw wired shut #thecrucifixation
— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) December 15, 2019
Shout out to @Benaskren who never tucked tail after his loss. Made no excuses. Took it on the chin and never censored the haters like a coward #theresurrection
— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) December 15, 2019
Sometimes life kicks your butt when you least expect it. Make no excuses and move on. https://t.co/7yfFVoXlsi
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 16, 2019
King of the jungle @USMAN84kg pic.twitter.com/KBi2at11uu
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) December 15, 2019