On the latest “Hall of Fame” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T was asked to give his thoughts on the fight between UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards and Colby Covington.
Edwards won the fight via unanimous decision but there was controversy heading into the fight as Covington used the Edwards’ father, who was murdered nearly two decades ago, to hype the fight.
Booker said the following about Covington:
“He’s the lowest that they come as far as a pugilist. That’s not something that pugilists normally do as far as normally going that low in the gutter as far as to try to sell a fight. This guy’s been away from the game for 2 years and got a title shot. He should have been pretty pleased by that. He should have been pleased that he had the former President of the United States out there cheering for him. It seems like that would have made him a little bit better too and try to get a victory which is something he hasn’t done in any of his title fights. Everything that Colby Covington has gotten, he should be thankful for because a lot of it has been given to him, it really has. To go as low as he did, is definitely a despicable act. A despicable person. I hope this is the last time we see Colby Covington near a championship bout. Then he called out Wonderboy Thompson. Why ain’t he calling out any of these young guys. I never heard him call out anyone that’s on the come up. He’s just looking for a payday and that’s pretty much it. Congratulations to Leon Edwards. I got a chance to meet him when I was overseas last time. I got a photo with him so that’s pretty cool.”
Brad Gilmore said that Covington is a polarizing figure and a lot of what he says is intentional to work the gimmick but this time he was disgraceful and even Dana White said Covington crossed the line.
Booker responded, “He said he crossed the line but that was it. He really didn’t do anything…I’m a big believer in freedom of speech but when you’re working for my organization look like the way Colby Covington is making it look. It seems like someone would want to step in and do something about that. That’s just me personally. If anybody was doing what Colby Covington was doing, they would not be a part of my organization. That’s just me.”
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