The bad blood simmering between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley has spilled over into the political landscape.
Shortly following the UFC Vegas 11 pre-fight press conference on Thursday, Covington took to social media and posted a picture of himself wearing a ‘Keep America Great’ hat, along with a caption that implied that Black Lives Matter is a ‘domestic terrorist’ group.
“The face I make when I’m ready to give a domestic terrorist sympathizer a hard lesson in American resolve,” read the post.
Covington’s statement is a response to Woodley’s portion of the press conference, where the former UFC champion came out wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt and a hat similar to the MAGA hats worn by President Donald Trump’s followers that said “Make Racists Catch the Fade Again.