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Inside the Controversial Persona of Colby Covington Ahead of UFC 245

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Colby Covington fights Kamaru Usman for his UFC Welterweight Championship this Saturday at UFC 245. While it’s highly unlikely that this will be the most exciting fight on a stacked card, it is the main event of UFC 245 for a specific reason: people want to see Covington lose.

“I enjoy the hate, I enjoy the boos… I’d rather have hate than love,” says Convinton. “When people say you’re unbeatable and you’re the greatest, that gives you a false sense of security.

“On Saturday night, there are going to be safe spaces installed in T-Mobile [Arena] so people have places to cry.