But he has recently crossed the line with his insults according to one particular family, who reached out to MMA Junkie to make their discontentment known.
Covington’s trash talk spares not even the dead
Covington recently brought up the late founder of Blackzilians, Glenn Robinson, in connection to his UFC 245 clash with Kamaru Usman. The Welterweight Champion trained with the Blackzilians for most of his MMA career, and like many great fighters before him, owes much of his success to Robinson.
In a press conference in November, Covington mockingly suggested that Usman was responsible for Robinson’s death, saying that he “gave Glenn a heart attack from all those years you were ducking me”. He even went on to say that Robinson would be watching their December 14 match “from hell”.
Covington’s audacity did not sit well with Robinson’s daughters, and they felt compelled to speak out in defense of their father’s legacy. They accused Covington of being ‘hateful’ and ‘reckless’ with his words while speaking of their father, when the grief of his loss is still so new.
The daughters made it clear that they want no part in the war of words, but the statement had to be made.
The other person who was at the receiving end of Covington’s jabs, Kamaru Usman, had nothing to say or add fuel to the banter, but only nonchalance to offer. For Usman, the real battle will take place inside the Octagon.
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