MMA WeeklyTyron Woodley espouses Black Lives Matter; Colby Covington calls him racist | UFC Vegas 11
* * *Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley used his platform at the UFC Vegas 11 press conference to espouse Black Lives Matter, repeatedly responding to questions with some form of "because Black Lives Matter" in his answer.Woodley's UFC Vegas 11 opponent, Colby Covington, who is know for his fiery tone, took a measured approach into getting his digs in during the press conference, saying, "Yeah, I would think that Tyron asked not to engage with me in person, doing his little thing. He's trying to copy what I do... He's the only one that's racist. And the only race there is in this fight is the race to get him out of the UFC."* * *TRENDING > Glover Teixeira vs. Thiago Santos scrapped after both fighters test positive for COVID-19* * * UFC Vegas 11 Face-Offs(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
MMA WeeklyColby Covington: Tyron Woodley is ‘the only one that’s racist’ | UFC Vegas 11
* * *At Thursday's UFC Vegas 11 press conference, Colby Covington responded to Tyron Woodley's hat that said "Make Racism Catch The Fade Again.""The only person that's catching a fade is Tyron Woodley on Saturday night. He's the only one that's racist. And the only race they is in this fight is the race to get him out of the UFC."* * *TRENDING > UFC signs Michael Chandler, who will serve as Khabib vs. Gaethje back-up* * * Tyron Woodley refuses to answer questions repeating Black Lives Matter mantra at the UFC Vegas 11 press conference(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
MMA WeeklyUFC Vegas 11: Covington vs. Woodley undercard face-offs
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)* * *See UFC Vegas 11 fighters Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, Niko Price, Khamzat Chimaev, Gerald Meerschaert, Johnny Walker, and Ryan Spann stare each other down in Las Vegas.The UFC Vegas 11 (aka UFC on ESPN+ 36) fight card is headlined by a grudge match between top welterweight contenders Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley. UFC officials, however, chose not to have them next to each other at the UFC Vegas 11 press conference or to have them face-off for the cameras.* * *TRENDING > UFC working on Conor McGregor’s return for early 2021, but will he fight?* * * Tyron Woodley refuses to answer questions, repeating Black Lives Matter mantra(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
