Colby Covington doesn't care about Amanda Nunes or any other Brazilian ATT fighters he offended

You didn’t really think Colby Covington would be worried about hurting his Brazilian teammates’ feelings, did you?

By calling Brazilians “filthy animals” after defeating Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 119 in Sao Paulo, Covington (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has incurred the wrath of many, including from folks at American Top Team, the gym he calls home.

Head coach Ricardo Liborio, who is Brazilian, condemned Covington’s actions while also announcing his departure from the team. Brazilian ATT competitors have also spoken out against Covington, most notably UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and heavyweight Antonio Silva.

Colby you are an anti professional and dirty person, I’ll show you how to respect my country and my people………….Colby treina em minha equipe ATT mais foi um FDP falar mal dos brasileiros pois ele treina com brasileiros e respeito é tudo na vida de um ser humano.

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That doesn’t seem to faze Covington one bit.

“I don’t really care about Amanda Nunes. I don’t really care about ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, you know,” Covington on Monday told MMAjunkie Radio. “They’re not my friends. They never have been my friends, and they never will be my friends.”

Considering these Brazilian fighters are teammates who work out alongside Covington, you might think “Chaos” would show at least a little concern for offending them. But that apparently couldn’t be further from the truth.

“It’s not a team. I’m not part of a team,” Covington said. “… We’re not in a points-scoring system like basketball or football, where it’s a team. This is an individual sport. I do represent American Top Team, but I don’t represent any other fighters in that gym.”

Plus, the way Covington sees it, there’ a lack unity in the gym that already exists.

“There’s always been a dividing line between the Americans and the Brazilians,” Covington said. “I’ve said this since Day 1: There’s a lot of clicks in the gym. If you go back through my interviews, then you know this is nothing new that I haven’t said before. So it is what it is.”

None of this should come as a surprise after Covington’s flippant apology.

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