'Bomb Declaration' is the American monster that caused pain to 'Stern Gun' Kim Dong-hyun... "I'll fight for President Trump" White House match challenge

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UFC welterweight villain Colby Covington (37, USA), who suffered a defeat to "Stern Gun" Kim Dong-hyun (44) in the past, strongly expressed his willingness to participate in the White House competition hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. media "Fox News" reported on the 10th (Korea time) that Covington, a fervent supporter of President Donald Trump, is seeking to join the White House fight card.

Covington is reportedly aiming to compete in a UFC event scheduled for June 14 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. "The plan is to use this weekend's wrestling match as a training camp to build up and then fight for President Trump at the White House in June," Covington said in an interview.

Earlier, Covington visited the White House at Trump's invitation shortly after becoming the interim UFC welterweight champion in 2018. This time, he is aiming to enter the White House as a player, not as an audience.

To Korean fans, Covington is also well-known as Kim Dong-hyun's opponent. Covington faced Kim Dong-hyun at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore in 2017. At that time, Covington tormented Kim Dong-hyun with strong pressure and won a unanimous decision by all judges. Covington became a welterweight top-ranked player using his victory as a springboard.

However, the recent trend is not good. Covington has tasted successive defeats in December 2023 and December 2024, after winning against Jorge Masvidal in March 2022. In particular, Ian Macha was also put in as Gary's pinch hitter in the most recent match against Joaquin Buckley on the 14th of last month, and played in a week, but lost.

Covington, known as an avid supporter of President Trump, attributed the defeat to patriotism. Covington said, "As everybody knows, I was on the campaign trail with President Trump. "I was busy traveling around the country, including New York, to save the United States," he said. "Then I got a call from the UFC a week ago and went to the fight. At that time, the performance was not my real performance," he claimed.

Before entering the White House, Covington will stage an outpost. Covington will face former UFC middleweight champion Luke Lockhold at the Real American Freestyle Championship hosted by Fox Nation this weekend. Rockhold will make its first MMA return since August 2022.

"This time, I spent 12 weeks training camp and refined my freestyle wrestling skills," Covington said, expressing confidence that "I'll show my best career performance on Saturday night."

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