Colby Covington took his admiration for U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump to another level ahead of the UFC Tampa main event.
Colby Covington‘s heel turn is due in part to his unrelenting fandom of Donald Trump, in and out of politics. While he isn’t in good standing with most of his fighting colleagues, he has an avid UFC fan in Trump, who attended Covington’s last title fight at UFC 296.
Ahead of his main event showdown with Joaquin Buckley, Covington boasted his usual confident persona as he arrived at the Amalie Arena in Tampa. No stranger to main event bookings, it was Covington’s first UFC Fight Night appearance since a win over Tyron Woodley in Sept. 2020.
Despite the smaller platform, Covington dressed to impress on Saturday night. As caught by the UFC cameramen, Covington wore a Trump-themed gold chain complete with a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat and kissed it for potential good luck in the cage.
Colby Covington just walked into his UFC fight kissing a Donald Trump chain 💀pic.twitter.com/CD0jAQJ39n
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) December 15, 2024
Fans scratch their heads as Colby Covington kisses Donald Trump chain at UFC Tampa
It didn’t take long for the clip to go viral on social media, and many fans had a lot to say about Covington and his attire on X.
“He reminds me of the “please save me Donald trump” guy,” one fan responded.
“Wild behavior.”
“So weird, if Donald trump get to know about this. He will be disappointed. Also, I think due to colby fight he decided not to come this weekend [LAUGHS].”
“Grown ass man treating another grown man as if he’s some god……”
“I remember my first crush too.”
“Kissing it is crazy [LAUGHS].”
Unfortunately, Trump wasn’t in attendance at UFC Tampa this weekend as he’s weeks away from returning to The White House. Trump won a second stint as U.S. President by defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. General Elections.