Last week, both before and after defeating Tyron Woodley in the main event of UFC Vegas 11, UFC welterweight Colby Covington made a series of inflammatory statements about the Black Lives Matter movement. Covington also made derogatory comments towards both Woodley and UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
In his post-fight press conference Covington said the following about Woodley and the Black Lives Matter movement, a cause that Woodley—who is from Ferguson, MO—strongly supports:
“The Black Lives Matter is a complete sham. It’s a joke. They’re taking these people that are complete terrorists. They’re taking these people that that are criminals.