LAS VEGAS — While fireworks were certainly expected at Thursday’s UFC 272 pre-fight press conference, the sheer madness of what unfolded is probably best described by Colby Covington’s fighting moniker: “Chaos.”
As Covington (16–3 MMA, 11–3 UFC) and bitter rival Jorge Masvidal (35–15 MMA, 12–8 UFC) took the stage, the usual UFC security detail was in place to ensure no punches were thrown until Saturday’s event—but so, too, were four officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Before the first media question could even be presented to the two welterweight headliners, expletives were already being thrown back and forth. Masvidal also brought a gold briefcase to the stage, which he opened up to reveal a limited edition Panini trading card of Covington. “Gamebred” then said the Covington card was up for sale to the highest bidder “because I’m always going to make money off this b----.”
