{"id":299608,"date":"2023-12-17T08:39:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T08:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299608"},"modified":"2023-12-17T08:39:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T08:39:22","slug":"leon-edwards-shows-true-colours-after-colby-covington-mocked-his-dead-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/ufc\/leon-edwards-shows-true-colours-after-colby-covington-mocked-his-dead-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Edwards shows true colours after Colby Covington mocked his dead dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leon Edwards admitted he required a lot of mental strength to complete his UFC 296 headline fight against Colby Covington after the American mocked his dead dad in the build-up. Edwards successfully defended his welterweight champion title by defeating Covington in five rounds and showed his class with a mature response to his opponent’s words after his victory.<\/p>\n

Edwards\u2019 dad was murdered in London when he was just 13 years old. And Covington aimed several sick insults at Rocky in the build-up to the fight.<\/p>\n

“I’m bringing you to the seventh layer of hell,” the 35-year-old told Edwards at the pre-fight press conference. “We’ll say ‘what’s up’ to your dad while we’re there.”<\/p>\n

Covington received criticism for the remark but doubled down in a later interview. \u201cWhat about all the victims of the harm that Leon’s father did to them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a sex trafficker, he was a drug lord, he killed people, the guy’s a scumbag, why would I feel bad for that, I have no sympathy for that guy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat about all the victims’ families who have to live on right now, live through all the things that he did to them, how he tormented those people. So, no I don’t feel bad for him, the truth hurts and that’s why people hate me, I’m not afraid to say the truth and the truth is what always stings the worst.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edwards has now responded after securing a dominant victory over a listless Covington. A unanimous decision meant that the Brit retained his belt.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fight was very emotional for me. This guy used my dad\u2019s death as entertainment. He used my dad as entertainment,\u201d Edwards said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a lot for me to calm down, stay focused to win this fight. I spoke to my coaches, I spoke to my mum, and I kinda just shut it all down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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