Justin Gaethje disapproves of Colby Covington's actions and goes on the offensive: 'He's just not worse than pedophiles and murderers'

J. Gaethje (left) poses alongside C. Covington in a pro-Donald Trump campaign. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Few athletes like to cultivate enemies in MMA, but that's not the case for Colby covington, who insists on being hated. The list of 'Chaos' enemies continues to grow and the name of the moment is Justin gaethje. Recently, the fighters met while participating in a rally in favor of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in Nevada, and the impression that the interim lightweight champion (70,3kg) had was not good.

At the press conference of UFC 254, held virtually, Gaethje expressed all his discontent with his compatriot's behavior and took such heavy criticism that he compared Covington to the worst things in the world.

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“The next day I was praising Covington for how professional he was and how he carried himself, but then he started doing a lot of interviews, and now I probably hate that man more than anyone on the planet except pedophiles and murderers,” Gaethje said.

And do not stop there. 'The Highlight' continued the attack and revealed that he would love to attack him.

“Covington is a coward, a fake! He acts like a soft-hearted guy and, when the cameras turn on, he becomes a coward, a fake person. I've never met someone as fake as Covington. As a man, I would love to slap him in the face,' he finished.

Despite having the same political ideology, Justin gaethje may have said this in defense of his manager, Ali Abdelaziz. A few years ago, he and Colby covington they fought publicly and had to be restrained by the current UFC welterweight (77,6kg) champion, Kamaru Usman. Furthermore, Covington became known for his attacks on Brazil and was recently accused of racism by several athletes, including Usman himself, Israel adesanya, Tyron woodley, Leon edwards, Among others.