UFC's Colby Covington called Donald Trump the 'greatest living American' days after his loyalty was questioned

• Colby Covington dominated his former friend turned hostile rival Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272.
• Shortly after beating the Floridian fighter over five rounds, he called out Dustin Poirier.

LAS VEGAS — MMA star Colby Covington defeated friend-turned-enemy Jorge Masvidal in a resounding fashion Saturday at the electric UFC 272 event inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

When he turned up to the post-event press conference Insider attended, he told reporters about who he wants to fight next — Dustin Poirier — and spoke positively about former president Donald Trump.

Politics had long been injected into his welterweight fight against Masvidal.

Covington, after all, had visited Trump in the White House, and Masvidal campaigned alongside Donald Trump Jr. in 202o in a "Fighters Against Socialism" bus tour.

A media day Insider attended earlier this week took a weird turn when the fighters seemingly argued about who was the greater right-winger.

And so it wasn't surprising to hear how Covington wanted to finish the evening, as he said he looked forward to speaking to Trump soon. "It's going to be a great conversation."

Covington then called Trump the "greatest living American" and "greatest president in history."

He said: "The things he did for this country — all you liberals out there that say he didn't — look at inflation, look at our open borders, our fucking country is going to shit without him.

"So, we need him back in 2024. Trump 2024 and he's going to come back and make America great again."

As for when Covington might return to the Octagon, the 34-year-old is hopeful of a July date — something that could coincide with International Fight Week in Las Vegas, the UFC's marquee event of the summer.

The opponent he's got in his crosshairs is Dustin Poirier, whom he called out earlier in the evening.