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Colby Covington is coming off a loss this past December. | Getty/UFC
Colby Covington claims President Donald Trump wants him to fight on the UFC’s White House card.
Trump recently announced plans for a UFC event at the White House in 2026, leaving several inactive fighters clamoring for a spot. After the likes of Conor McGregor and Jon Jones, Covington is the latest to make his case for a spot on the White House card. While MMA’s ties with politics are rapidly increasing, “Chaos” argues that he was the first to merge the two worlds. Covington pleaded with UFC CEO Dana White to let him be a part of the card. Covington also claims that his case is being pushed by Trump, a close friend of White. Covington’s dream opponent for the matchup would be Paddy Pimblett, whom he has been targeting for a while now. The Englishman makes even more sense for Covington now, as he doesn’t want to fight a fellow American at the White House.
“There’s nothing more that I want for my career and everything that I’ve worked for than to fight at the White House,” Covington told Helen Yee. “I’m the one that started getting MMA into politics and Donald Trump, supporting the Republican movement. So I feel like I deserve to fight there but obviously ultimately it’s up to the UFC, whatever they decide. But I’m calling my shot right now. Please, please Dana, let me fight on the White House [card]. I know Trump asked you Dana, to let me on that White House card, please Dana, please… Dream opponent probably Paddy Pimblett. You gotta go with someone that’s not in the U.S. I don’t want to fight a U.S.A. fighter. I wanna fight an international fighter, so think Paddy Pimblett makes the most sense.”
Covington Hasn’t Fought Since December 2024
Trump is a longtime ally of White. White has expressed his gratitude to Trump on multiple occasions for opening up his resort to the UFC during dire times. Covington has fought once a year since 2020, going 2-3. The former interim welterweight champ is on a two-fight slump and coming off a stoppage loss against Joaquin Buckley in December 2024. Meanwhile, Pimblett was called out by lightweight champ Ilia Topuria and has completely shut down the idea of fighting Covington.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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