Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos SAO PAULO – Colby Covington says the backlash to his post-fight comments following his victory over Demian Maia in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 119 co-headliner are unjust. After handing Maia (25-8 MMA, 19-8 UFC) a bloody unanimous-decision loss in the welterweight bout at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Covington (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) called Brazilians “filthy animals” and labeled the country “a dump.” Covington had to be rushed out of the octagon by security, and he said the experience was certainly something unique. “That was unlike anything I’ve ever been through in my life,” Covington told MMAjunkie following the event.
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Unapologetic Colby Covington explains why post-fight antics weren’t ‘that offensive’ – MMA Junkie