Donald Trump
Given that Covington is constantly coming under fire for his actions in the UFC, perhaps it’s not surprising that he sees much maligned UFC President Donald Trump as something of a kindred spirit.
“The haters are saying I’m the underdog,” Covington defiantly stated on Twitter prior to his fight with Rafael dos Anjos last year. “You know who else was the underdog? The ruler of our nation Donald Trump. And just like Trump I’m gonna grab these p—— and put them in their place.”
After defeating Dos Anjos at UFC 224, Covington then took to the mic and made a bold declaration.
“I told everybody I was going to make the welterweight division great again, and now I’m going to celebrate how a real American should celebrate winning a world a title, and that’s going to the White House to see Mr. Donald Trump and put this on his desk, unlike the Filth-a-delphia Eagles disrespecting our flag and kneeling for the national anthem.”
It just so happened that Dana White is friends with Trump and so he was actually able to arrange for the meeting to take place, leading to two of the biggest heels in sports and politics coming head-to-head for a photo-op in the Oval Office with Covington’s interim title belt draped over the President’s shoulder.
