UFC star Colby Covington appeared as a special guest at a Weaponization Watch gala, joining Cara Castronuova to speak out against what he described as government overreach, lawfare, and political persecution.
The event brought together roughly ten January 6 defendants who had been pardoned by President Trump, including Enrique Tarrio, who had been serving a 22-year sentence before being released after Trump signed his pardon.
Covington explained during the event that he attended the event to support the organizers, whose efforts to expose what they view as systemic corruption inspired him to get involved.
“We see how much fraud and corruption is going on in this country and we have to stand up to it,” Covington told Castronuova.
The former interim UFC champion emphasized that his motivation comes from a desire to speak out against what he believes is wrongdoing.
“I stand up for truth and I believe in a fair fight,” he said. “I’m just sick of seeing all the corruption and fraud in the country.”
When asked about the importance of ensuring the government is never again weaponized against Americans in the way he believes it was during the January 6 prosecutions, Covington delivered a passionate response.
“I don’t know if there’s anything more important because if they can do that, they could literally strip all our liberties from us,” he said.
Covington then encouraged people who feel unheard to become more active and united.
“All the people out there that think they don’t have a voice, they need to stand up and they need to stick in this together,” he said. “We need to hold the line because the further the goalposts that they keep pushing it back, the less freedom we’re going to have in this country. And that’s not how our founding fathers wanted it.”
Covington also reflected on his relationship with President Trump, noting that he was one of the earliest professional fighters to publicly support him during the 2016 election campaign.
“I was the first figh ter that actually came out and started supporting President Trump in 2016,” Covington said.
He went on to recount some of his personal interactions with Trump following that support.
“He invited me to the Oval Office. I went to the Oval Office,” Covington said. “I gave him my world championship belt. He gave me a tour of the White House and we’ve been friends ever since.”
The outspoken welterweight also expressed excitement about the UFC’s planned event on the South Lawn of the White House, calling it “the biggest spectacle in sports history” and crediting Trump for helping make it happen.
Covington stood alongside pardoned January 6 defendants and urged Americans to resist what he views as an erosion of constitutional freedoms.
“If they can do it to J6ers, they can do it to any of us,” Covington said.
