Ricardo Liborio’s departure from American Top Team had nothing to do with Colby Covington, ATT owner Dan Lambert told MMA Fighting. And Lambert was furious that it was depicted that way.
Per Lambert, Liborio left the team two years ago to move to Orlando due to his daughter’s medical issues. Lambert said Liborio was still on the ATT payroll as of “five or six months ago,” but he hasn’t had ties to the gym since then, aside from cornering a few ATT fighters.
In an Instagram post Monday, Liborio renounced ATT fighter Colby Covington’s remarks about the Brazilian crowd at UFC Sao Paulo last weekend.