Colby Covington's comments about Leon Edwards' deceased father at the #UFC296 press conference have sparked outrage among fighters and the MMA community. Sean Strickland heavily criticized Covington, and Leon Edwards expressed emotional distress, stating that Covington used his father's death as entertainment. Covington continued to make derogatory comments about Edwards' late father, leading to widespread condemnation.
🗣️ Leon Edwards: "This fight was very emotional for me. This guy used my dad's death for entertainment, he used my dad's murder as entertainment. It took a lot for me to calm down, stay focused." #UFC296 #UFC #MMA
Leon Edwards: This guy used my dad's death as entertainment. https://t.co/7eP4GOjl5t
"This guy used my dad's death as entertainment. It took a lot for me to calm down, stay focused to win this fight." @Leon_edwardsmma 🏆 🇬🇧 🇯🇲 #UFC296 https://t.co/8V2a0j2TED
Leon Edwards says that he was backstage crying after Colby Covington used his Father's murder as entertainment #UFC296
"After the press conference I went back stage and was crying through the rage." - Leon Edwards on Covington saying his dad was burning in hell. #UFC296
"This fight was very emotional for me. This guy used my dad's death as entertainment." - Leon Edwards
Colby Covington made fun of Leon Edwards’ dead dad just to throw 3 strikes a round and lose a point fight… what is going on #UFC296
Colby Covington claims Leon Edwards' late father was 'a sex trafficker and drug lord who killed people', as American doubles down on vile press conference jibe with ANOTHER vicious attack ahead of UFC 296 title https://t.co/A0mPP5APPV https://t.co/cqScoMieN7
Colby Covington continued to comment on Leon Edward’s dead father Via @AgFight https://t.co/JbStPHcpNi
Colby Covington made further comments about Leon Edwards’ late father in an interview with @AgFight #UFC296 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/GsFYOaAA2I
"He's using my dad's death as entertainment to him." Leon Edwards will find it "much easier to hurt" Colby Covington after comments made about his late father prior to UFC 296. https://t.co/47sTfVdyb4
Sean Strickland hammers Colby Covington for his vile comments about Leon Edwards' deceased father Full story 👇 https://t.co/HNzSyBZK6O
Leon Edwards hopes Colby Covington keeps the same energy tomorrow after insulting his dead father https://t.co/QTO6ojwpEW
UFC champ Sean Strickland condemns ‘utter piece of s***’ Colby Covington for comments https://t.co/HadIiwXqWG
Did Colby Covington cross the line with his comment about Leon Edwards’ father at the #UFC296 presser? His peers think so. https://t.co/13ZSVzHsdf
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland goes off on 'utter piece of sh*t' Colby Covington https://t.co/cRJthluFSn
Sean Strickland GOES OFF on Colby Covington, voicing his disgust with Covington's remarks about Leon Edwards' father #UFC296 https://t.co/wSNejBL3Ch
Sean Strickland just went OFF on Colby Covington for his insults to Leon Edwards 😳 #UFC296 | Saturday | TNT Sports Box Office https://t.co/gLvCol2Ub5
Strickland went IN on Colby Covington #UFC296 https://t.co/LLE1ibZ6JT
Sean Strickland defends Leon Edwards after Colby Covington’s comments about his dad https://t.co/0ozs66W1G8
Sean Strickland RIPS into Colby Covington 😮 https://t.co/jJ4zVK7C3D
Sean Strickland and Sean O’Malley go at each other https://t.co/j1JVqnFZJP
Sean Strickland calls out Colby Covington for his comments about Leon Edwards’ late father yesterday. #UFC296 #UFC #MMA
SEAN STRICKLAND JUST WENT IN ON COLBY #UFC296
Sean Strickland just destroyed Colby Covington Sheesh
What Sean O’Malley just said to Sean Strickland was absolutely wild. He just one-upped Colby for sure
Did Colby Covington cross the line by referencing that Leon Edwards' father is in hell? #UFC #UFC296 #MMATwitter
'Absolutely disgusting': Fighters outraged by Colby Covington's #UFC296 presser comment about Leon Edwards' dead father https://t.co/ER10Rpak8Q