{"id":299546,"date":"2023-12-16T16:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T16:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299546"},"modified":"2023-12-16T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T16:24:33","slug":"volkanovski-rallies-leon-edwards-to-get-into-piece-of-st-covington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/mma\/volkanovski-rallies-leon-edwards-to-get-into-piece-of-st-covington\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkanovski rallies Leon Edwards to get into &apos;piece of s**t&apos; Covington"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Alexander Volkanovski rallies Leon Edwards to get into &#8216;piece of s**t&#8217; Colby Covington backstage in Las Vegas after MMA fighter joked about Edward&#8217;s late father at UFC 296 face off<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heated face off between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington ahead of fight\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ: How Edwards made it to the top, overcoming the odds and tragedy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jake Paul should NOT fight Conor McGregor if he&#8217;s serious about being world champion &#8211;\u00a0The Hook<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UFC\u00a0Welterweight champion Leon Edwards was offered some words of encouragement by Alexander Volkanovski ahead of his clash with Colby Covington.<\/p>\n<p>At the UFC 296 face off, things got heated when Covington made a joke about Edward&#8217;s murdered father.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With fans turning against Covington for his grim jibe towards Edwards&#8217; late father, the English fighter, known as &#8216;Rocky&#8217; is garnering support from fans ahead of the clash on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Support includes the likes of Alexander Volkanovski &#8211; the Australian MMA fighter, who currently competes in the Featherweight category of UFC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Australian UFC Featherweight champion can be heard telling Edwards: &#8216;Fix that f***ing piece of sh*t up. Get into him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/15\/79026967-12871523-Leon_Edwards_left_had_to_be_held_back_from_Colby_Covington_in_th-a-1_1702739496198.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Leon Edwards (left) had to be held back from Colby Covington in the final face-off<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/15\/79026969-12871523-Edwards_issued_a_chilling_warning_ahead_of_Saturday_night_s_main-a-2_1702739498540.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Edwards issued a chilling warning ahead of Saturday night&#8217;s main event\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/15\/79027019-12871523-Covington_was_booed_when_he_came_out_in_a_clear_reaction_to_his_-a-3_1702739501603.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Covington was booed when he came out in a clear reaction to his words on Thursday<\/p>\n<p>Volkanovski&#8217;s support comes after\u00a0Colby Covington&#8217;s vile remark about Leon Edwards&#8217; murdered late father which caused chaos at the UFC 296 press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Brit Edwards sat alongside his American rival Covington in Las Vegas to speak ahead of the fight, but things turned personal midway through the open event inside MGM Arena.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m bringing you to the seventh layer of hell,&#8217; Trump-supporting Covington told Edwards, before adding: &#8216;We&#8217;ll say &#8220;what&#8217;s up&#8221; to your dad while we&#8217;re there.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The personal jibe has driven fans away from Covington in support of Edwards for Saturday&#8217;s fight.<\/p>\n<p>Controversial UFC figure Sean Strickland was quick to criticise Covington for making a personal dig about Edwards&#8217; late father.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 13, Edwards lost his father, who was shot and killed in a nightclub during what was understood to be a dispute over money.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/15\/78988833-12871523-Edwards_is_the_current_welterweight_champion_and_has_not_been_be-a-6_1702739514588.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Edwards is the current welterweight champion and has not been beaten for eight years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/15\/78987521-12871523-Tempers_frayed_between_the_pair_when_Covington_made_a_joke_about-a-5_1702739508821.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tempers frayed between the pair when Covington made a joke about Leon Edwards&#8217; dad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/15\/61606247-12871523-Edwards_pictured_here_L_R_with_his_sister_mother_and_grandmother-a-4_1702739506589.jpg\" height=\"559\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Edwards, pictured here (L-R) with his sister, mother and grandmother &#8211; credits his mum as the most important influence on his life and she took care of the family as a single mum<\/p>\n<p>After getting involved in a life of crime and gang activity, Edwards&#8217; life took a positive turn at 17 when his mother discovered an MMA gym. This marked a pivotal moment for the now Welterweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>Recognising his natural talent, the coaches at the gym propelled Edwards toward success, earning him accolades and, more importantly, the support and admiration of his mother.<\/p>\n<p>In 15 bouts, Edwards has only suffered two losses, one being his debut and the other against Kamaru Usman in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Edwards&#8217; journey to the top has not only transformed his own life but has also had a profound impact on his family. He has been able to fulfil meaningful gestures such as flying his 80-year-old grandmother to the UK for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards is also contributing to the establishment of a Jamaican restaurant for his mother, and he now serves as an inspiration to a new generation of youth in Birmingham and across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12871523\/Alexander-Volkanovski-rallies-Leon-Edwards-piece-s-t-Colby-Covington-backstage-Las-Vegas-MMA-fighter-joked-Edwards-late-father-UFC-296-face-off.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Volkanovski rallies Leon Edwards to get into &#8216;piece of s**t&#8217; Colby Covington backstage in Las Vegas after MMA fighter joked about Edward&#8217;s late father at UFC 296 face off Heated face off between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington ahead of fight\u00a0 READ: How Edwards made it to the top, overcoming the odds and tragedy\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Volkanovski rallies Leon Edwards to get into &amp;apos;piece of s**t&amp;apos; 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