Leon Edwards outwrestled, outfought, and outclassed Colby Covington to retain his UFC welterweight championship.
The build-up to their conflict on the T-Mobile Arena in Nevada was marred by Covington’s disgraceful feedback, which noticed him mock the Brit’s father, who was murdered in a gangland shootout in London when Edwards was solely 13 years previous. Edwards, 32, admitted after the combat the fad he was feeling after that remark resulted in him bursting into tears after the press convention.
However, the Birmingham primarily based fighter saved his composure and proceeded to outwrestle Covington to safe an unanimous choice victory, whereas additionally consigning the foul-mouthed American to his third title combat defeat in a row. After his arms have been raised in victory, an emotional Edwards blasted Covington.
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“This guy used my dad’s death as entertainment,” an emotional Edwards stated. “He used my dad’s murder as entertainment, and it took a lot for me to calm down, stay focused and come win this fight.
“I spoke to my coaches, I spoke to my mum and I sort of shut all of it down.” He added: “After the press convention I went backstage and I used to be crying simply from the fad. You cannot use my dad’s loss of life as leisure, and that is what he did.
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“To this day it still breaks my heart that he got murdered. He said my dad should burn in hell.” At the top of his speech, Edwards stated: “He’s a great competitor, but he’s a dirty human being.”
Edwards’ father was shot and killed in a London nightclub when the now UFC champion was solely an adolescent. While he has by no means delved into the specifics of his father’s crimes, Edwards has admitted his father was concerned in felony exercise.
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Before the bout, Donald Trump megafan Covington double downed on his venomous feedback by accusing Edwards’ father of being a intercourse trafficker, drug seller and assassin. In an interview with AG.Fight, he stated: “What about all the victims of the harm that Leon’s father did to them. He was a sex trafficker, he was a drug lord, he killed people, the guy’s a scumbag, why would I feel bad for that? I have no sympathy for that guy.
“What about all of the victims’ households who must reside on proper now, reside via all of the issues that he did to them, how he tormented these individuals? So, no I do not really feel unhealthy for him, the reality hurts and that is why individuals hate me, I’m not afraid to say the reality and the reality is what at all times stings the worst.”