Coach Ray Longo can’t stand Colby Covington , and his antics leading up to UFC 296 only strengthened that sentiment. Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) took a lot of heat for making a distasteful comment about welterweight champion Leon Edwards’ murdered father during the UFC 296 pre-event news conference. An emotional Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) admitted it took a lot of restraint not to unload on Covington in the moment, and he managed to put on a composed performance to shut him down in this past Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena. Longo wasn’t having any of Covington’s attempts to sell the fight and thinks he majorly crossed the line. “I’ve got absolutely no use for the guy at all. I just don’t,” Longo said on the “Anik & Florian Podcast.” “Ever since he threatened you (Anik), he knows where you live, he can go f*ck himself
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