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UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards defends the gold against former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296.
Covington has long been a supporter of former US President Donald Trump and Edwards thinks that Covington’s fascination with Trump is a little weird.
“I don’t know, I think the whole scenario is weird.” Edwards told reports at the UFC 296 media day (transcript via Farah Hannoun & Ken Hathaway of MMA Junkie). “That’s what I make of it. I don’t get the fascination with another man, you know? I don’t get it. I know he used to be the president and stuff, but he’s no longer the president. I don’t get what’s going on. I don’t know. It’s just weird, why he picked him just to be a character off the back of him.”
Trump is expected to be in attendance at UFC 296 and could present Covington with the welterweight title if Covington manages to defeat Edwards.
Edwards says that Trump cannot fight for Covington in the Octagon and he believes that Covington needs to find a girlfriend.
“I just don’t get it, and Trump will wrap nothing around his waist because he ain’t getting a belt,” Edwards said. “Trump has been at his fights before when he’s lost. Trump can’t fight for him. He just needs to grow up and go get a girlfriend or something.”
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