Colby Covington has not stepped inside the octagon since the last fight at UFC 296. Covington lost to Leon Edwards in his third UFC welterweight title opportunity. Covington is currently not scheduled for any other fight and is spending his time training and staying in shape. Recently, the American fighter was seen with Lil Pump. However, the encounter didn’t end well for the rapper.
Lil Pump recently posted a video of him sparring with and getting choked out by Colby Covington. In the video, the ‘Chaos’ can be seen locking Lil Pump with a rear naked choke. The rapper tried his best to escape and then tapped multiple times. However, that didn’t stop Covington, who purposely tightened the hold and put Pump to sleep.
Colby Covington and Lil Pump are friends and often hang out and train with each other. In the past, Pump has posted videos of him trying to choke out Covington via guillotine choke. The pair have also collaborated with kick steamer Vitaly Zdorovetskiy to catch a child predator.
In the Vitaly video, Covington decided to punch the offenders as a form of punishment. Fight fans have taken notice of these videos, as the majority of them have gone viral. Fans’ attention has been drawn to this recent video too, though, for all the wrong reasons.
Fight fans react to Colby Covington choking out Lil Pump in the latest video
Lil Pump has previously collaborated with various influencers and athletes. Pump has previously asked Colby Covington to land a body shot on him which crumbled the rapper. Pump asked the same to YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul which ended in the same way.
Colby Covington and Lil Pump (via X)Both Covington and Pump are huge Donald trump supporters and have met the ex-POTUS. Like any other influencer, Pump has gained a lot of views via these stunts.
The reactions to the video were mixed. Some didn’t like how Covington behaved. Here are some reactions from the latest video;
He tapped multiple times. Colby should be demoted on his jiu jitsu belt and should never be allowed to fight again. This isn’t ok especially for a bum.
— Swaggy Dr Kush (@SwaggyDrKush) September 22, 2024
Colby an L for that ngl. Bro tapped multiple times.
— ItzSykadelic (@ItzSykadelic) September 22, 2024
I’d be pissed af if I was tappin and he kept the hold
— Rugrats (@CryptoRugrats) September 22, 2024
Many users pointed out that Lil Pump tapped out multiple times but Colby Covington didn’t release the hold. Some fans called it an ‘assault’ or ‘attempted murder.’ Though Pump laughed after coming into consciousness, fans didn’t appreciate it. It just goes on to show the bad reputation Covington has with the fanbase.
