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UFC star Colby Covington wasted refuse hour taking pictures all over a media look Wednesday, however he didn’t goal later opponent Joaquin Buckley.
Covington rather ripped into NBA celebrity LeBron James.
It wasn’t a query from a reporter that caused Covington to founding right into a rant about basketball’s all-time prominent scorer.
He began off his press convention via wondering James about an worn video that resurfaced with James chatting with disgraced track wealthy person Sean “Diddy” Combs about his now-infamous “Diddy Parties.”
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Colby Covington of america ahead of a welterweight identify struggle towards Leon Edwards of England all over UFC 296 at T-Cell Enviornment Dec. 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Pictures)
“I’m gonna start this off, you know, since I’m the man of the hour, man of the show,” Covington said. “I want to ask Lebron what does he mean by, ‘There’s no party like a Diddy party.’ I truly want to know. And not only that, LeBron, how many Diddy parties have you actually been to? I’m really curious to know. And is that the reason you left social media because all the backlash you were getting for going to so many Diddy parties?”
The remark Covington is speaking about used to be an worn Instagram Are living of “P. Diddy” and James through which the basketball celebrity mentioned, “Ain’t no party like a Diddy party,” which the track wealthy person cherished.
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It’s a remark that didn’t hour smartly since Combs used to be charged with racketeering conspiracy; intercourse trafficking via drive, fraud or coercion; and transportation to have interaction in prostitution in a federal indictment unsealed Sept. 17.
Government alleged Combs ran a felony undertaking thru his industry, which contains Malicious Boy Leisure, and he would continuously have “Freak Offs,” described as “elaborate produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded,” in keeping with an indictment.
Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James gestures to a teammate all over the primary part towards the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Enviornment. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Pictures)
James used to be just lately faced via an NFL fan who accused him of attending Combs’ events till safety intervened. It’s unknown whether or not James attended any of Combs’ events within the generation.
“It’s pathetic, man,” Covington added. “People think this guy is a role model. He wants to defund the police, the most patriotic people in America, serving and protecting our country.
“LeBron, you’re a f—ing scumbag, and I’m hoping you get locked up in the similar cellular with Diddy.”
James wasn’t the only target of Covington, who also took shots at fellow fighter Jon “Bones” Jones, among other fighters in the sport.
Covington has been vocal about James in the past, and he’s always been one to speak his mind and stir some controversy during media appearances.
Colby Covington rests between rounds in the UFC welterweight championship fight during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena Dec. 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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The American fighter is 17-4 in his UFC career. He lost his last fight at UFC 296 against Leon Edwards. He’s 2-3 in his last five fights, with his last win coming against Jorge Masvidal in March 2022.
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