Reebok, the UFC’s official apparel sponsor, has taken the rare step of publicly disavowing the words of a Rebook-attired UFC athlete. The Massachusetts-based company issued a statement Wednesday to Bloody Elbow distancing itself from statements made by UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington , who had several controversial comments regarding the Black Lives Matter movement last week, in the lead-up to and aftermath of his UFC on ESPN+ 36 main event victory over Tyron Woodley. In the post-fight news conference, Covington referred to the Black Lives Matter movement as, among other things, “a complete sham” and “terrorists.” Related UFC 253's Hakeem Dawodu questions Colby Covington's 'rude, racist' comments Colby Covington: Tyron Woodley was more competitive than Jorge Masvidal in training Spinning Back Clique: Colby Covington, Donald Cerrone, UFC 253 and more “The Black Lives Matter is a complete sham,” Covington said. “It’s a joke. They’re taking these people that are complete terrorists. They’re taking these people that that are criminals.
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