Colby Covington Coaches Reveal Why "He's A Great Human Being!" UFC 296 vs Leon Edwards

At Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Colby Covington's coaches Daniel Valverde and Cesar Carneiro spoke to Helen Yee about their experience at the Vegas Golden Knights game, training in Colorado, Colby Covington’s cardio, how Colby’s a different fighter now than before, how great of a human being he is, Colby selling the fights, Leon Edwards coach Dave Lovell’s comments about not being surprised if Leon outwrestles Colby, their prediction for the fight, Donald Trump giving Colby advice, and more. (Note: This interview was filmed on Wednesday, December 13) #ColbyCovington #LeonEdwards #UFC296
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[@faleo1044]

Lmfao the crowd telling leon don’t let him bully you son 😂

[@johnr9047]

😂

[@a9029k]

Hahahahaha😂😂🤣🤣

[@TenmaKenzo-to1so]

AND THIS IS STILL MY BOY!!!

[@BenJalameAmI]

Mfer his coaches don’t seem confident, Coby said Brazil a dumb now they don’t show that in promos? His coaches bitches like Coby: all their dads disowned them.

[@ampedskillzs8070]

Omg crazy

[@icecube4521]

Damn Caesar shooting his shot with Helen

[@Philip_Taylor]

and missing the target pretty badly. Women don't want to be called sexy when they're just doing their job haha.

[@blackslav1497]

@@Philip_Taylor Dude tried then laid off, he did good.

[@jcgjcg3844]

​@@Philip_TaylorI hope u get those Dillon Mulvaney tampons you want for Christmas 🎄 😮

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

​@@Philip_Taylorwhat women want from one man to the next is completely different. That's why you always just give your balls a tug and do you instead of worrying about what woman want, cause it's an impossible question. Only feminized men ask themselves that question instead of just asking the fickle woman herself.

[@BiggestArmInWestLinnOregon]

A savage 😂

[@ramonserna8089]

Cesar Carneiro is a great professional. Whatever you think about Colby, he has sorround himself with an incredible team.

[@PoopythePlumber]

Who the fook is Ceasar no one knows him

[@ramonserna8089]

@@PoopythePlumber Ceasar I don't know, but Cesar is a well know martial artist and trainer.

[@PoopythePlumber]

@@ramonserna8089 I’ve never heard of him until he got with Colby still don’t know what he does or who he is

[@ramonserna8089]

@@PoopythePlumber ah ok. Catguts didn't know who he was, that must mean he is not famous 😒. Somebody plz tell Anderson Silva and Amanda Nunes that this guy was not famous.

[@PoopythePlumber]

@@ramonserna8089 he was they coach?

[@blackslav1497]

Caesar Carneiro, Daniel Valverde, Charlie Weiss!!!! Colby says his coaches so much I know their names by heart.

[@jcgjcg3844]

That's funny until you mentioned it. I didn't realize these are the only U.F.C coaches I know by name. I didn't even remember Conors coaches. Conor did say their names but not near as much as Colby!

[@unsub6737]

Haha "Don't let him bully u son" is forever

[@makefoxhoundgreatagain842]

Don't know if it's the sleep deprivation or what but the "he's a great human being" followed by that hilarious picture of Colby at 6:08 had me laughing my ass off walking down the street. I should probably sleep.

[@jackreacher2095]

You are watching a video as you walk down the street? Watch for cars mf 😂

[@Kevinopilous]

​@@jackreacher2095while sleep deprived too, man's finna not live long 😂😭

[@my3sons386]

General Covington

[@user-jm3lw9cc6j]

I live two miles away from MMA Masters and have met both coaches.They are awesome people,the kind of man i want to be.Both are tough,strong,kind,and gracious.Im a fan for life

[@hatchetomahawk]

But theyve only known Colby a couple of years. Sorry but their coaching ability is better than their ability to judge characters. Colby embarassed these opinions on fight night.

[@truetrumpist5207]

So cool to see such big actors as George Clooney and Danny Trejo taking so much interest in Colby Covington

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

Clooney, yes. Trejo, no. Still a 👍 comment.

[@epluribusbigly1354]

What a great interview. Looks like Colby has an amazing team. Two coaching legends right here.

[@Elmhurst99]

Ill wipe me ass with that flag in ya pic ya little gimp

[@eliotacura9080]

he will get his jaw broken

[@dadada2973]

@@eliotacura9080 he will get his jaw broken and still wins lmao hahahahahahahaha

[@eliotacura9080]

@@dadada2973 only a meat rider like yourself believes that lil bro

[@krantirai7645]

Amazing coaches who led him to win Black belt in Jiu-jitsu... hope he takes advantage of the new skills in UFC 296

[@CommonSense858]

Great interview Helen!

[@HelenYeeSports]

Thank you!

[@warrior3214]

Great interview, very well done.

[@HelenYeeSports]

Thanks! ☺️

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​@@HelenYeeSports Helen... why no interview of Chinese UFC athletes which competed recently ?

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​@@HelenYeeSports Helen... why no interview of Chinese UFC athletes which competed recently ?

[@MichaelMartinez-tl2rw]

Lets go Colby 🤟🏼

[@funkitpod]

After all this years and all the success you still going with that iMovie intro ;-)

[@oparisleclerc]

Loved the Colby press conference. People who get sensitive about it need to stop watching the UFC and switch to PFL or ONE. I am grateful he is willing to take risks to entertain us.

[@SeoulMan2020]

Waiting for the Schmo or Helen to interview Strickland post UFC 296.

[@michaelevans756]

Awesome coaches. Colby has a great team behind him.

[@elaczi]

Great video Helen 👍

[@HelenYeeSports]

Thank you! 😀

[@davidnorris5675]

Smart going to Colorado Let’s go MMA Masters!

[@112233JORDAN]

lol I didnt hear the crowd say "Dont let him bully you, son" when I saw it live

[@AnuragSingh-nz4hj]

Why there are no interviews with Sean Strickland anymore ? Earlier you guys used to interview him so much..

[@matthewcharboneau733]

Imagine if Colby had punching power

[@CapTin0bvious]

"if" doesn't exist. His cardio is because of "slow twitch" muscle. With more fast twitch muscle power, he wouldn't be a cardio machine

[@user-gf1zg5yc7r]

Can’t be blessed with bedroom cardio AND hands of stone 😂

[@LeQueef]

*Pereira has entered the chat* 🗿

[@garrett621]

Great job Helen!!!!

[@ByproductRebelMind]

Good stuff Helen..

[@Chased777]

Lost All respect for Colby. That was very uncalled for to bring Leon's dad into this!! There's a certain line you cant cross at these press conference's.. Cant wait for karma & to see Leon beat him, shush Colby & make Colby a meme... You don't make fun of parents. Shame on you Colby, I thought you were funny and good at "trash" talking at conference until you brought up Leon's father. Colby, Learn how to trash talk like Sean Strickland. Your evil ego will be you downfall & it begins tonight. Have fun everyone! 🥊🧿🎯

[@Dracus]

Is there ever a bad Helen interview? She doesn’t miss!!!! COLBY FOR CHAMP COLBY FOR PREZ BABY LETS GO😡Great video as always🙏🏽God bless

[@Torgomasta]

Oh she’s always bad bro you know dis bruddah

[@scout81sd]

What a press conference 👏

[@sgbabyflex]

Best female mma reporter . Nina looks like Mr Bean

[@vintagejuggler]

How come you don’t interview Strickland anymore?

[@TMoney76]

Helen was right, we sure did get a different version of Colby.

[@gena4ka]

I want Colby to win just for these 2 amazing people! :D

[@DoomsdayMayBeOkay]

This was kinda of a weird interview but whatever. 😂 Rooting for Colby, i feel he is going to be a much more active champion!

[@JrE-il7cf]

Very active. Who did he beat recently that's relevant?

[@comesmokewithus]

How the hell would you figure that. When he just said he won't fight belal the number one contender

[@Bathingwookie]

He won’t even defend once. He won’t even get the title let’s be real here Leon is just so much better.

[@jericho-tube]

​@@comesmokewithusBeLol ? Nobody wants to see him champ. If Belol is the champ then the division will be dump 😂

[@comesmokewithus]

@jericho-tube the best fighter should be Champ just islam he boring but he the best

[@jordancoupe2759]

You can't talk shit about a man's dead father. Leon is gonna seriously hurt Colby on Saturday night 💯

[@DrWifePipe]

His dad was a criminal bum 😂

[@jordancoupe2759]

@@DrWifePipe doesn't matter.

[@emmanuelyarbrough9821]

Lol

[@king-ci4ob]

lets go sean Colby... best fighter in the world.

[@santos-hc9px]

Best fighter that got wiped by usman twice

[@king-ci4ob]

@@santos-hc9px ya... it doesnt mean that best fighter wil not los... even the best scientists have failed...even the best footballer messi and ronaldo los...

[@rafakops2925]

🙏🙏🙏

[@wanderingdaze7018]

GCC.. General Colby Covington

[@NJ-rj2ps]

Good coach

[@andrewjames1613]

Colby is a really good guy and is surrounded with a great team and support behind him. He said something mean go cry he also helps upcoming fighters at his gym and gives back to the community.

[@socratesvato]

Not the big good about him. He’s trash

[@2ClutchCorey]

Get his knob out of your mouth 😂😂😂😂

[@shikharsingh1674]

Nice to see the ever beautiful Helen Yee 🥰

[@richardsgrowingpains6459]

Simp

[@carlt9265]

I also think leon puts him on his back to prove a point theres levels to mma and leons levels above

[@michaelevans756]

🤦

[@dadada2973]

AND THEN COLBY IS GONNA SUBMIT HIM@@michaelevans756

[@libertarian100]

The Earth is Flat just like Leon will be when Colby knocks him out.

[@nunyabuziness8421]

AND NEW

[@dennymcevoy]

I love Helen! Unlike Nina, she asks great questions.

[@Nicolascejas2402]

Love this guys and colby … hope he gets the title saturday night

[@abhaydadhwal1521]

wishing for Colby to win even more now 🙂🙂😁😁

[@piperamirez9285]

Tomorrow will be the end of Ultimate Feeling Championship

[@robertwilliam9558]

Colby won’t let Donald Trump down. Let’s go Covington. USA USA USA

[@dogiiiPCGaming]

im a fan of colby but i think he crossed a line this time...

[@haerverk]

They're gonna punch each other in the face.. Relax

[@pietpompies2380]

Colby is like Khabib, they all know what he is going to do and he still does it and win

[@phunchu8202]

What? He still did what and won what against Usman?

[@rojhasan548]

Except against Usman....twice😂

[@JrE-il7cf]

Tf he hasn't beat anyone relevant in like 4 years.

[@Philip_Taylor]

This is a stretch. Khabib was a great role model, and was never beaten. He lived by his moral code and maintained his integrity for his entire career.

[@jericho-tube]

​@@Philip_TaylorKhabib is even heavier than Colby but never had the balls to fight at proper weight class 😂😂. Colby would ragdoll Khabib any day

[@Bathingwookie]

If you have to keep telling people that you’re a great person then you most probably aren’t 😂😂😂

[@jcgjcg3844]

That's the thing Colby says he is the bad guy!

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

​@@jcgjcg3844 which means he's really just a good guy.

[@jcgjcg3844]

@@ezradaiquiri11311 Exactly 💯 😁

[@Bathingwookie]

Okay twelve year olds 😂😂

[@jarompack7039]

I did an experiment with my casual fan coworkers. I told 5 that Conor said the line about Leon's dad and they laughed, i told 5 colby said it and they said he went too far.

[@zoned3mon838]

Dayum

[@Philip_Taylor]

Those people should remain co-workers and not friends.

[@jarompack7039]

@@Philip_Taylor which ones? lol

[@Dylan-mn1qv]

No you didn't

[@jarompack7039]

@@Dylan-mn1qv ok lol Believe what you want, I obviously can't prove anything

[@vegeta420z6]

Might be cold outside, but Helen is always smoking hot 😍😍😍😍

[@Bathingwookie]

Two yes men 😂 “Bro I swear Colby is a good guy bro I promise bro, the military bro!!!”

[@Tin-tq1sp]

Telling people your friend is a good guy is a yes man thing? Lol

[@Dirtcheapdeals]

yeah it is

[@tacotacotington3638]

They only say it because they get so much flack from weird fans like yourself who don’t know Colby is putting on an act. I bet you genuinely hate actors who play bad guys in movies too

[@Bathingwookie]

@@tacotacotington3638 what a fucking cope 😂😂😂 The irony is the nice guy he plays is the act. The real Colby is the one that says shit about peoples dead dads, but you lot are too thick to realise it. Fucking pathetic losers every one of you.

[@eamonshields2754]

"You can be a black belt... when you get tired you become a white belt"

[@theNfl_Esq]

Hey I thought you would have grabbed Sean after the presser w DD. Talk about some fireworks 💥! Ni looking good 😊! Still looking for a C drama partner to practice my mandarin with! Ming By? 😉

[@suuudawg3069]

Conor mcgregor did the same thing to khabib and Aldo, no one bats an eye. But Colby does that to Leon and everyone loses their mind. Everyone is a bunch of hypocrites

[@garrett621]

Exactly. People forget how brutal Mike Tyson was.

[@ottoavila9895]

Helen cannot stop talking about her swimmers body..

[@Out-tha-mud-]

I'm sure his Coaches are great, and I wanted Colby to win, but the comments tonight changed my mind. I now hope Leon dominates him..

[@SpongeTMM]

"He's a great human being" lmfao ok.

[@ITrzstNoOne]

I bet you Colby Covington has helped more people then you. He donates to the police, firemen and so on. What have you done? Nothing. Lol

[@vegeta420z6]

Let's get it AAAAAAAAAANNNNNND NEW WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!!!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 Let's get it.

[@britviking5960]

Leon will knock him back to the pre lims

[@jbk19xx57]

Covington a great human being????????????? That’s wholly debatable.

[@colinjones8265]

Yo i cant take this card 😂

[@makefoxhoundgreatagain842]

"he's a great human being" followed by that picture of Colby at 6:08 just destroyed me. Laughing my ass off walking down the street.

[@colinjones8265]

@@makefoxhoundgreatagain842😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@colinjones8265]

@@makefoxhoundgreatagain842have you seen the video posted on UFC of Colby saying Kamaru had nothing in him in their last two bouts, all while simultaneously having clips of him getting destroyed by Usman right next to his face 😂

[@makefoxhoundgreatagain842]

@@colinjones8265 yeah and there's other memes with his statement "I won both fights" and then pictures of Colby with a broken jaw and blood absolutely everywhere haha the guy is funny he's trolling.. I think... I don't actually know though

[@makefoxhoundgreatagain842]

@@colinjones8265 he's never been knocked out but I think Leon has a chance I'm neutral either way this whole card is ridiculously funny/ dark/ mad etc it's entertaining stuff

[@EricCKeys]

Weird that someone who trash talks Brazil and Brazilians has Brazilian coaches. Can you say sell outs?

[@stonephilips9361]

Hope they get paid!

[@HangTheBankers1]

It probably got in Leon's head, but talking about dead family members is just trash.

[@2beezosanablaze733]

Talking about a man's dead father is what? That is not trash talk that is crossing a line.

[@wanderingdaze7018]

His dad was a murderer sold drugs and a pedo

[@AhPhoey]

Agreed

[@noiseworks]

colby putting his diseased mind on display for all to see. hope edwards ignores the ref when its time to stop

[@lonnieD542]

Colby is a meanie bully 😢 both "grown men" have to fight now

[@DT-pm8yu]

His dad was a violent criminal he deserves no respect. Ironic that a gangster has a son as dorky as Leon

[@user-wm1kk8un4i]

Colby gonna get smoked and hope to god the ref stops it in time, when colby gets flatlined.

[@trevorrichter5111]

He cant beat Edwards as much as the cardio is good ! Not enough power !

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

Did you even watch nate diaz almost knock him out?

[@flex2timez]

Even selling a fight what he said to Leon was bogus

[@xvaxxerx7223]

You must be confused with what "UFC" stands for. The F is the hard part for you. Its Fighting not Feelings you little snowflake

[@TheIvanMilky]

I thought it was stunning and brave

[@casual9982]

Helen make peace with Nina, we all love you both!

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

Eff nina. She's an over privileged content creator. Helen is a real journalist who worked her ass off for this. Nina should apologize for trying to start drama over who's tits are better.

[@michaeltrujillo9092]

Triple c - call the cops Covington

[@fastbreak0822]

Solid interview Helen.... Well done.... Colby respect......! Drag Leon down to the seventh level of HELL!!!! Bahahahaha..... One x

[@michaelevans756]

Leon got stunned and almost finished by Nate. Colby is levels above Nate.

[@TMoney76]

This didn’t age well champ.

[@michaelevans756]

@TMoney76 you're right. He got beat by a better fighter. Nate gave Leon a better fight. I'm a Colby fan, which can be hard sometimes, but I don't jump ships. I'm loyal to fault. Colby needs to do some soul searching and figure out what he wants to be remembered for instead of being worried about being cut by the UFC.

[@TMoney76]

@@michaelevans756 it was very disappointing

[@michaelevans756]

@@TMoney76 agree .💯

[@aestheticBelgianMalinois]

Gotta love that cop calling pale face ❤️

[@1975Adamd]

🚂

[@chestnutgrovebarndo7233]

Leon is not getting tired…

[@Nicolascejas2402]

Ajjajajajajajajaj amazing joke man

[@santos-hc9px]

Let's ho Leo ...

[@stonephilips9361]

He doesn’t need the BS

[@SweenyTV]

Aaaaaaand Newwwww!!!!!

[@EdwinMaverick7]

Leon will finish your guy

[@Arbognire]

Now he’s in Leon’s head 😤

[@WKk-qt2eg]

PROBABLY IN UFC 5 COLBY IS GONNA SUBMIT HIM

[@alpha_neandethal_primarch]

Colby did nothing wrong! 😤

[@michaeltrujillo9092]

Damn, man bun was scum bagging hard. So gross 😂🤣🤮

[@carlt9265]

He wont even take leon down lol hes to small

[@hugoalvarado6936]

I think people forget the difference between “good person” and “well mannered” that guys vibe just screams pos

[@davegoodwin1950]

Just think, if we had kept control of a America, you'd now all be living somewhere safer, friendlier etc. You'd be living somewhere that cares about it's residents and just have a better life etc than you do now

[@MMANerd27]

Sure, after he talks about your dead parents. Colby is a clown That the UFC was going to cut until he created that new character.

[@imageitinerary]

let's go colby

[@alanlangley7246]

Mr. 1776

[@jordandavis4318]

Great human being but talks about another man’s dead father , that makes sense

[@carlt9265]

As delusional as colby i see 😂

[@bartledo9942]

Colby needs to win for trump and for these guys

[@paulphoenix6512]

Colby needs to win for EVERYONE

[@looseunit9180]

Great fighter yeah ok. Great human being? After that POS move with Leon? Give me a break

[@sammaj2731]

Make America great again 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tylerdavis520]

Clown coaches

[@justinlyle7831]

Great humans don't rip on someone's dead father. Clearly Leon did nothing to deserve that. I've always kind of supported Colby even after being a pos to Jorge. It's just promotion. Not anymore. He's a shit bag. Him and Connor both. I hope anyone starches him. Leon or the streets. Karma is a mother fucker man. Colby said that because he's panicking, he knows his only chance is getting Rocky emotional. Let's go Rocky. He's a way better fighter.

[@Unknownpalo]

I’ll be praying that karma don’t happen Colby don’t deserve it. You don’t know what really happens

[@chaboi7]

I've never supported colby, he's got a long track record of taking like that, he got a boomerang to the head from, of all people, Fabrizio werdum, he got snuck by masvidal after who he thought his were his own friends at him up and colby also talked about ysmans dead manager and now this.....I se him as a disgrace, I feel like I've seen the guy go on road rages and I don't believe this is a character he's playing, he's literally that disgusting.

[@jordowhite1604]

Yeah righto snowflake

[@woodyharrelson2624]

Great people don’t harm innocent victims like gang members do. So what if Colby told the truth about a hell bound thug who probably harmed thousands of innocents and ruined their lives ?

[@kevinmalone584]

Leon is not even close to a better fighter

[@Jesse-hk8ls]

Smo control your woman.

[@venice2823]

?

[@Jesse-hk8ls]

@@venice2823 watch her sean Strickland interviews. He always says it cause she dresses nice

[@warrenstringham415]

@@Jesse-hk8ls she is a he.

[@Jesse-hk8ls]

@@warrenstringham415 your mom?

[@warrenstringham415]

@@Jesse-hk8ls are you into trans women bruh?

[@WunnSEN]

Nice damage control Helen.. Colby is a scumbag, as we all saw.

[@drowidaflow]

Colby sold his soul to the devil 👿 just like his daddy

[@wanderingdaze7018]

Leon is this you?

[@WKk-qt2eg]

COLBY IS A CHRISTIAN AND BELIEVES IN GOD'S TRUST