Colby Covington fumes at UFC announcer Jon Anik


UFC fighter Colby Covington appeared to threaten broadcaster Jon Anik over the commentator’s apparent support for Belal Muhammad’s welterweight title shot against Leon Edwards.

Covington ripped Anik in an interview with MMA Fighting on Tuesday, saying he associated with a “racist” in Muhammad and appeared to make a threat.

“But then you want to go back behind the stage and cheerlead for a racist. So he associates with racism and Belal Muhammad,” Covington said.

“And, you know, Jon Anik, dude, I don’t want your kids to grow up without a dad. Just realize you live in Boca, I live in Miami, motherf–ker. You’re not too far from me. So you better shut your f–king mouth. You poke the bear? Now you get the bear comes after you.”

UFC president Dana White said after Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 that Covington was next in line to get the title shot.

Anik appeared to support Muhammad’s shot in a tweet before the fight.

“Understand acutely why Colby Covington was the back-up but hard not to feel for @bullyb170!” Anik wrote.


Colby Covington at UFC 272
Colby Covington at UFC 272
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UFC commentator Jon Anik at UFC 273 press conference
UFC commentator Jon Anik at UFC 273 press conference
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“9-fight unbeaten streak. Hasn’t lost in 4-plus years. Just KO’d a previously undefeated fighter. The man deserves his respect and I don’t say that b/c he hosts a podcast w/ my twin bro.”

Muhammad quote-tweeted Anik and appeared to suggest Covington got the next shot because he was White, according to MMA Mania.

That appeared to be the crux of Covington’s racism argument.

Muhammad indeed hasn’t lost a fight since 2019.

His initial bout with Edwards resulted in a no-contest due to an eye poke.

He’s currently fourth in the welterweight rankings.


Belal Muhammad (left) at a UFC event on April 16, 2022.
Belal Muhammad (left) at a UFC event on April 16, 2022.
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As for whether Covington actually gets the title shot next, Edwards made clear Covington wasn’t next in line.

“I definitely have a say [in who’s next],” Edwards said on the “MMA Hour.”

“Listen, he ain’t getting a title shot next fight. Look at the road I had to take to get there. There’s no way you’re getting beat twice by the guy that I just beat twice, went out and beat [Jorge] Masvidal, and then sit out for a year and a half, not even tweeting or nothing, just go missing for a year, and then randomly pops up at the weigh-ins and it’s like, ‘OK, he’s fighting for the title next.’


Leon Edwards is the welterweight champ
Leon Edwards is the welterweight champ
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“It makes no sense at all, so let’s see how it plays out. He has to go out there and earn his way like I had to do. Khamzat [Chimaev] and me were calling each other out for years. This is a guy that I got matched up with three times in a row. I took the [Chimaev] fight and [Covington] didn’t take the fight and he’s getting rewarded for not taking the fight. When it was me, I got removed from the rankings. So ‘Dana White privilege’ is definitely real.”

Edwards added that Covington should have one more fight before getting a title nod.



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