5 controversial UFC post-fight interviews

#2. Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

Hey Brazil! You only have one guy left in the @ufc top 10 who can defend your dump of a country IF he has the testículos to take on The King. Hit @RdosAnjosMMA up and let him know what the #FilthyAnimals want. I got a division to make great again. pic.twitter.com/x0iz9ZQzXp

— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) December 17, 2017

One could probably make a top five or even top 10 strictly out of UFC welterweight Colby Covington’s wild antics on the mic. Following his grueling unanimous decision victory over Demian Maia in October 2017, Covington decided to give the Sao Paulo crowd a piece of his mind.

Amidst scattered jeers from the audience, Covington called the nation of Brazil “a dump”. To the audience he then said “All you filthy animals suck!”

If the Brazilian crowd disliked him before, they outright detested him at this point. A furious Covington then vowed to take out then-champion Tyron Woodley. A bemused Daniel Cormier acknowledged the heat from the crowd before quickly trying to change the subject to Clovis, California.

Clovis is Covington’s hometown where, as Cormier pointed out, the former ATT disciple maintains a more positive fan following.

The ardent Trump supporter managed to insult and belittle an entire country in less than two minutes with this one. In the years since, Covington’s outrageous brand of trash talk has only swelled. The man himself has claimed his burial of Brazil rejuvenated his career when he was in danger of being cut.

Given the level of success he’s gone on to have in the years since, it’s safe to the UFC’s most controversial welterweight does not regret his decision.

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#1. Brock Lesnar at UFC 100

🗓 #OnThisDay in 2009 at UFC 100 - Brock Lesnar unleashed the 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 inside the Octagon 😤 [ via @UFConThisDay ] pic.twitter.com/V49R9vH7q4

— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021

‘The Beast’ certainly knew how to get people talking during his stint in the UFC. After spending far too much time on the receiving end of Frank Mir’s jokes, the WWE legend grounded and pounded his nemesis into mush.

In doing so, Lesnar made a statement to the rest of the heavyweight division that he was not a fighter to be joked with. He also avenged his frustrating UFC debut loss to Mir in 2007.

Clearly overjoyed with his terrifyingly dominant performance, a hyperactive Lesnar was interviewed by Rogan shortly after the closing bell. Amidst heavy boos from the UFC faithful, Lesnar buried Mir and the UFC’s sponsor, Bud Light.

While Dana White and co. probably weren’t hugely fussed about the Mir comments, the sponsorship insult was likely heart attack worthy. Lesnar revealed that he’d be downing a Coors Light after the show because “Bud Light won’t pay me nothing.”

A jovial Lesnar later had to apologize at the post-fight press conference for his antics. One of the UFC’s biggest, most polarizing stars, Brock Lesnar’s interview here, while outrageous, was a testament to why he was such a huge draw. Unpredictable, sometimes funny and always dangerous, Lesnar was in a league of his own when it came to raising eyebrows on the mic.