Conservative UFC fighter Colby Covington criticized NFL star Travis Kelce for endorsing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, calling him “one of the biggest pieces of s*” in the world of sports.
Covington said that Kelce’s promotion of the simultaneous administration of two vaccines, the company’s COVID jab and flu vaccine is an irresponsible and potentially harmful practice.
Kelce recently released a commercial that depicted him getting both shots, which he received a reported $20 million for endorsing.
“Oh, I’m paid off by Pfizer; guys, get two shots at the same time, that’s the healthiest thing you could ever do with your life,” he said during an appearance on the PBD podcast.
UFC fighter Colby Covington went on the PBD Podcast called Travis Kelce “one of the biggest pieces of shit” for his sponsorship with Pfizer.
He also said his relationship with Taylor Swift is “fake” and was created by the left.
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“Dude, two shots?” the MMA star went on. “I didn’t get the vaccine, I don’t believe in [the] vaccine, but I’m not against someone that does believe in [the] vaccine.”
Covington questioned how recipients could identify the cause of adverse effects when multiple vaccines are given simultaneously.
“If you do get the vaccine, you should probably just get one at a time because if there’s an adverse and wrong effect in it, then how are you going to know which one’s the cause of it if you’re getting two at the same time,” he pondered.
“That’s irresponsible. Travis Kelce is one of the biggest pieces of s*** of all time the fact that he’s advising people to do that,” he accused.
Covington insisted that Kelce didn’t practice what he was preaching in the commercial.
“You know he’s not doing it, he’s just telling people to do it because he’s getting paid off and bought for by Pfizer. It’s disgusting.”
Elsewhere in the podcast, Covington dissed the NBA claiming that players aren’t allowed to speak their minds because the “NBA is not a free league.”
“I have guys that have reached out to me on Instagram from the NBA,’ he stated.
“They’re like, man, we appreciate what you’re standing up for Colby but we can’t say the same thing because then we’ll lose our livelihood,” Covington explained.
“Then we won’t have our checks to pay for our houses and pay for our food on the table for our families.”
He cited how then Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was benched by his team on both home and away games, as the player was barred from appearing at the Barclays Center due to vaccine regulations.
The Nets also refused to let him play on road games for part of the 2021-22 season as they refused to utilize part-time players.
“They painted him out in the street like he was the biggest villain of all time,’ Covington commented.
“The guy just believes in free speech, believes in his own right to choose what he should do with his body. My body, my choice.”
The 17-4-0 UFC brawler recently said that he lost his bout against Leon Edwards at UFC 296 over his support for former President Donald Trump.
Covington has previously been outspoken about his support for the ex-president, but stepped up his game by sporting a white suit with Trump’s MAGA logo on the sleeves and red, white, and blue mugshot on the back, while doing press for the fight against Edwards.
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“I think they stack the deck against us because they don’t want ‘we the people’ to have control of this country again,” he complained to Fox News’ star Jesse Watters on Wednesday.
“That’s what Trump stands for: He stands for democracy, he stands for freedom.”
“They’re gonna do everything they can to keep us down, from shadow banning us online – even if we’re saying the truth – they’re gonna make us censored and not let the people see that,’ Covington continued.
He lost to Edwards by a unanimous judge’s decision, when all three of the officials scored 49-46 in his competitors’ favor.
“If it’s in a judging position in a fight or any type of athletic sporting event, they’re gonna stack the deck against us,” Covington concluded.
“It’s a sad time in our country, but ‘we the people’ we need to rise up and we can’t let this keep us down.”