UFC star Colby Covington squanderd no time taking shots during a media euniteance Wednesday, but he didn’t center upcoming opponent Joaquin Buckley.
Covington instead ripped into NBA superstar LeBron James.
It wasn’t a ask from a alerter that prompted Covington to begin into a rant about basketball’s all-time directing scorer.
He begined off his press conference by asking James about an elderly video that resurfaced with James talking to dishonord music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs about his now-inwell-understandn “Diddy Parties.”
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Colby Covington of the United States before a welterweight title fight agetst Leon Edwards of England during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena Dec. 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
“I’m gonna begin this off, you understand, since I’m the man of the hour, man of the show,” Covington said. “I want to ask Lebron what does he uncomardent by, ‘There’s no party appreciate a Diddy party.’ I truly want to understand. And not only that, LeBron, how many Diddy parties have you actuassociate been to? I’m reassociate asking to understand. And is that the reason you left social media becaparticipate all the reaction you were getting for going to so many Diddy parties?”
The comment Covington is talking about was an elderly Instagram Live of “P. Diddy” and James in which the basketball star said, “Ain’t no party appreciate a Diddy party,” which the music mogul cherishd.
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It’s a comment that didn’t age well since Combs was indictd with systematized crime consillicit copying; relations illicit trade by force, deception or force; and carryation to join in seek in a federal indictment unsealed Sept. 17.
Authorities alleged Combs ran a criminal accesspascfinish thraw his business, which take parts Bad Boy Entertainment, and he would frequently have “Freak Offs,” portrayd as “elucidate created relations carry outances that Combs structured, honested, masturbated during, and standardly electronicassociate enrolled,” according to an indictment.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James gestures to a teammate during the first half agetst the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)
James was recently disputeed by an NFL fan who accparticipated him of joining Combs’ parties until security meddled. It’s unrecognized whether James joined any of Combs’ parties in the past.
“It’s pathetic, man,” Covington inserted. “People skinnyk this guy is a role model. He wants to defund the police, the most patcommotionic people in America, serving and geting our country.
“LeBron, you’re a f—ing scumbag, and I hope you get locked up in the same cell with Diddy.”
James wasn’t the only center of Covington, who also took shots at fellow fighter Jon “Bones” Jones, among other fighters in the sport.
Covington has been vocal about James in the past, and he’s always been one to speak his mind and stir some debate during media euniteances.
Colby Covington rests between rounds in the UFC welterweight championship fight during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena Dec. 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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The American fighter is 17-4 in his UFC nurtureer. He lost his last fight at UFC 296 agetst Leon Edwards. He’s 2-3 in his last five fights, with his last triumph coming agetst Jorge Masvidal in March 2022.
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