Yeast mode! ‘Dirty’ politics force RAF 07’s ‘loyal’ Colby Covington to retire MAGA hat, chase beer ‘business’
MAGA no more? Former three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title challenger Colby Covington returns to action this weekend (Sat. , March 28, 2026), stepping onto the Real American Freestyle (RAF) mat to face Dillon Danis in the co-main event of RAF 07 inside the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.
For close to a decade, Covington […]
TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 14: Colby Covington prepares to face Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Amalie Arena on December 14, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) MAGA no more? Former three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title challenger Colby Covingto n returns to action this weekend (Sat.
, March 28, 2026), stepping onto the Real American Freestyle (RAF) mat to face Dillon Danis in the co-main event of RAF 07 inside the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. For close to a decade, Covington has leaned heavily into politics as part of his persona — a move that helped elevate his profile, even if it rubbed plenty of fans the wrong way. But now?
That chapter might be closing. “You know, I love Trump, he’s a great guy, but I’m not really political,” Covington told Bloody Elbow ahead of his RAF 07 matchup. “In the future, you won’t see me campaigning or actively involved in politics.