UFC analyst says Colby Covington struggling to maintain up MAGA heel persona

Paul Felder questions the sincerity of Colby Covington’s character.

Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) embraces his heel character, which has helped improve his recognition considerably from his days as a rising welterweight contender. An avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, Covington pulls no punches when addressing nearly anybody on the UFC roster.

Nonetheless, Felder has observed a change in his conduct – at the least in terms of his natural linkups. Covington was lately seen greeting former rival Kamaru Usman, and Paddy Pimblett shared his personal current expertise with Covington.

“Walked previous Colby Covington, he stared on the ground,” Pimblett mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Talks an enormous recreation on-line, sh*ts his lingerie in individual.”

Felder thinks Covington isn’t who he portrays.

“Not too long ago there was additionally an encounter with Kamaru Usman when Kamaru walked by Colby, and he was simply nothing however respectful,” Felder mentioned on the “Believe You Me” podcast. “I feel that his persona is fading. Are you aware what I imply? I feel he’s struggling to maintain up that MAGA, Mr. America bully from faculty persona lately. I feel he’s even himself struggling to get via it as a result of the actual situation is – and Paddy’s proper – he’s quiet in individual. The actual state of affairs is that he has nothing actually in opposition to you, Paddy. He actually doesn’t truly wish to discuss sh*t to you.

“He doesn’t actually wish to discuss sh*t to most of those guys. He’s solely doing it in order that he can maintain himself related. I feel when he’s lastly retired, he’ll be the primary to confess to you that it was all full bullsh*t, one hundred pc. I feel now at late 30s, in the direction of the top of his profession, he’s struggling to maintain the identical face with that bullsh*t, and that’s the issue with that sort of character when it’s not real – as a result of it’s not with Colby, as a result of I’ve frolicked with that man for an prolonged time period, and he’s not like that.”