Video: Water Bottle Thrown at Colby Covington’s Face After Stooping Disturbingly Low Against Leon Edwards at UFC 296 Press Conference

Did Colby Covington just take it too far? ‘Chaos’ is known for his relentless trash-talking and usually, it doesn’t seem to affect the calm and collected persona of Leon Edwards. However, this one time, it looks like Covington broke Edwards but with such a terrible low blow. What did he say?

Covington and Edwards have been exchanging blows back and forth when it comes to the war of words. However, so far, Edwards hadn’t lost his calm. That was until the very recent presser where Covington came all dressed up in his ‘Make America Great Again’ get-up. And he commented on Edwards’ father.

Colby Covington stoops too low in the name of promotion

Do you remember when Conor McGregor took it too far by trash-talking Khabib Nurmagomedov’s family? Well, perhaps that has happened yet again except the roles have been changed. Now, it’s Colby Covington’s latest comment about Leon Edwards’ father who passed away when the fighter was thirteen years of age.

“You’re so f*cking stupid,” Covington said. “On Saturday night, I’m gonna bring you to a place you never want to be. I’m gonna bring you to the seventh layer of hell. We’ll say what’s up to your Dad while we’re there.” Edwards’ father was shot and murdered in a London nightclub.

Perhaps that’s why ‘Rocky’ launched a water bottle in his direction. While that shot missed, perhaps his strikes will do the talking. Edwards had a difficult childhood because his father’s affiliations with crime. It was eventually his involvement that caused his unfortunate demise.

Covington knows this. Under the ‘Chaos’ moniker is a lot of strategic planning and scheming. There is no way Covington hasn’t already researched Edwards’ entire personal and professional history. So when he said what he did, it was 100% intentional. Will this break through Edwards’ mental defense?

Edwards has powered through plenty

When champion Leon Edwards was fighting Kamaru Usman during his title shot in 2022. At UFC 278, Usman looked dominant in the first four rounds of the fight. While Edwards fought back valiantly, it looked like he was struggling. And then? A pep talk changed everything.

“Listen, stop feeling sorry for your f*cking self,” Edwards’ coach Dave Lovell told him during the break. “Right,come on then. What’s wrong with you? You’re two f*cking down, you gotta pull this sh*t out the fire.” And that’s all it took. A perfectly executed feint that led to a head kick like no other.

Also Read: How Long Has Leon Edwards Been Undefeated? All You Need to Know About UFC Star’s Incredible Streak From 2015

Folding Usman down in the final round of the match to clinch the title. If there’s one thing we know about Edwards, it’s that he can make a comeback. Will Covington be enough for him? We’ll find out soon.

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