It takes a certain kind of ... courage? audacity? sadism? ... to enter to fight inside a steel contraption and match skill and will with an opponent. It also takes certain type of ... courage? audacity? sadism? …to walk around Manhattan wearing a scarlet “Make American Great Again” hat. On Saturday night, Colby Covington will face Robbie Lawler in Newark, the welterweight fight headlining the UFC on ESPN 5 card. In the days prior, Covington promoted the show by making the rounds in New York, with his no-holds-barred persona on full display.
And that includes his political leanings.