Somewhere along the line, UFC welterweight fighter Colby Covington thought he would bring back the Chael Sonnen vs. Brazil feud, but in his own way, and with his own twist.
Unfortunately though, fans are not flocking to hear his every word like they did when Chael Sonnen was surging through the middleweight division with his eyes set on Anderson Silva.
Instead, Covington’s run in with Fabricio Werdum in Australia, that saw him hit in the face with a boomerang, only to react by pressing charges with local police, hindered his street cred, and sent his strategy to enrage the masses on a downward spiral.
Now, it’s rare to see the top UFC fighter get any type of respect from fight fans, who more often blast him on twitter, than praise him for his brash new style of trash talk.
We’ve put together some of the hits Colby receives from his fans, and they’re downright mean. But hey, we’re talking about him, so there’s that.
Check it out:
I'm tired of all the bullshit I see in this pansy ass world. You think I care who I offend!? Its Colby's world now virgins! So all you pathetic worms that give out participation trophies and put band aids on hurt feelings. Im shutting it all down! It's #NerdBash2018 nobodys safe! pic.twitter.com/8ZGjC7k0zi
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) February 17, 2018
Oh Colby Colby Colby ??♂️
You’re humiliating yourself. Badly.
Hard to play the “meathead bully who hates nerds” when you called the police after @FabricioWerdum threw a fake boomerang at you brah ??? #whineoneone #someonecallthewhambulance— Phil The MMA Dude (@phillycheeze22) February 17, 2018
Says the nerd who got hit with a boomerang and cried about it. I have some tampons if you need em. pic.twitter.com/qNw0ePOpQu
— Jessica Medel (@JessicaMedel81) February 18, 2018
Colby Magana pic.twitter.com/WWihvXbCfb
— Nate's Ninja S**t (@unosyzeros30) February 18, 2018
— ImAwkward_Sorry (@Imawkward_sorry) February 17, 2018
But when Werdum run up on you you go all pic.twitter.com/XPxW07bkQT
— Brandon The Truth ? (@Brandon_Nocaute) February 18, 2018
It was going so well for him picking on nerds but all of a sudden 1 of them pulled out a boomerang and poor Colby got all scared and had to run away pic.twitter.com/th46JyxqKr
— David Cooper (@geedave1972) February 18, 2018
Colby is just Sid from Toy Story all grown up.. ? pic.twitter.com/cNusafIlVQ
— The MMA Bible (@TheMMABible) February 18, 2018
The fact this is posted by dude that called cops on Werdum makes it so much better. I wish Cobly would wedgie himself into Oblivion.
— David Sandine (@DaveSandine) February 18, 2018
— David Mcwilliams (@DavidMcW88) February 17, 2018
Will you call the cops on everybody pic.twitter.com/bPWKMT7Fuw
— vitor97handspeed (@UGK_MMA) February 17, 2018
— Griffin Vincent (@GriffTheDiff) February 18, 2018
Ouch!