Обсуждение участника:Edwards, angry at mention of father who passed away “Covington, you die tomorrow”

Leon Edwards (left) and Colby Covington are having a war of nerves after the weigh-in ceremony.

After passing the weigh-in, champion Leon Edwards (32, UK), who is competing for the UFC welterweight title, warned challenger Colby Covington (35, USA), “You are dead tomorrow.”

Edwards and Covington both met the standard weight at the 'UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington' weigh-in event held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on the 16th (Korean time).

Edwards weighed in at 77.1kg and Covington weighed in at 76.9kg and completed preparations for the showdown. The two will compete for the welterweight title in the main event of ‘UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington’ held at the same venue on the 17th.

After the weigh-in, an imminent situation occurred. Edwards came off the scale and was ready to lunge at Covington, but UFC CEO Dana White hurriedly blocked him. This is because Covington mentioned Edwards' late father.

At a press conference held the previous day, Covington said, “I will take you to the 7th floor of hell. “Let’s go there and say hello to your father,” he provoked Edwards. Edwards immediately threw a drink bottle and rushed at Covington, and security guards stopped him.

Edwards, who was not relieved until the next day, said after the weigh-in, "I will judge you tomorrow for everything I said to my father. He raised his voice and said, “You will die tomorrow.”

Covington shouted to the audience that this match was America's 'war of independence' against Britain and pledged to win for the Americans.

This match is expected to be closely fought. . Edwards, who became the welterweight champion by defeating Kamaru Usman (36, Nigeria/USA) in August last year, is on a 12-game undefeated streak (11 wins, 1 draw).

Former interim welterweight champion Covington is so physically strong that he holds the records for the second-most takedowns (67) and the fifth-most strikes (1,863) in UFC history. 카지노사이트