Cast your mind back to 2017, when UFC welterweight Colby Covington called Brazil a ‘dump’ and its people ‘filthy animals’ following his shutout victory over Demian Maia at UFC Night 119.
“I should’ve knocked him (Demian Maia) out. Brazil, you’re a dump, all you filthy animals suck!” Covington said in his post-fight interview before being escorted out of Sao Paolo’s Ginásio do Ibirapuera by security.
Now flash forward to the present day, where Covington will face ex-teammate Jorge Masvidal in Saturday’s UFC 272 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Covington now trains under Brazilian coaches at Masters MMA in Miami, Florida but still maintains that Brazil is a ‘f-cking dump’ despite seeking out Brazilian cornermen after leaving American Top Team (ATT) in 2020.