Biography
The American MMA Fighter Kolby Cokeington has many victories in his career, but numerous scandals associated with his name helped more. He voluntarily chose the image of a negative character and clearly hes. This did not prevent the athlete to overcome many serious rivals and even get a Time Champion belt UFC.Childhood and youth
The future athlete was born in the winter of 1988 in the American city of Rockily, California, and 11 years moved with his parents to Oregon. And already in Springfield, where he lived with his family, the first wrestling classes appeared in the biography of Colby. The young man began training in high school, and then continued when he already entered the University of State. There he gained education in the field of sociology, has a bachelor's degree.
As a student of the university, Kovington participated and defeated in many junior competitions. He was a member of the sports student conference PAC-12 in the United States, also successfully performed in the National Association of Student Sports.
Martial arts
In 2012, Colby debuted among professionals. His opponent then made Chris Ensley, who surrendered to the 2nd minute. A year later, the International Federation "The United World of Fight" organized the championship, as a result of which Kolby became the world champion in Ghrupling. Such a track record was noticed by representatives of the major Fight Organization of UFC, they contacted a fighter and in the summer of 2014 offered him a contract.Kovington's debut in UFC took place in August 2014, Anin Van came his opponent. In 10 seconds, until the end of the 1st Round, Colby caused a hail of the beats, which led to its technical knockout.
The first defeat in the career was waiting for the Americans at the end of 2015. Then the Brazilian Varley Alvis was opposed against him, known as the winner of the Fight Realistic Show The Ultimate Fighter. 2016 ended for Colby in three victories. In mid-June, he agreed in a fight with Jonathan Men, in August, Max Griffin was opposed to him, and Brian Barber was performed against him.
In 2017, Kovington had 2 fights. The first is with the Korean Mixed Style Fighter by Kimom Don Hung. The opponent was strong, the viewers on that day saw all 3 rounds of 5 minutes. Korean lost Colby on points, the judges called the winner of the American. The second one also walked 3 round, this time his opponent made Brazilot Demian Maya. And again the judiciary was on the side of the Kovington.
At the beginning of the summer of 2018, the Americans waited for a difficult duel. With the Brazilian fighter Raphael Dus Anzhus, he had to compete for the Title of the UFC's Temporary Champion Wooded Weight. The opponent turned out to be strong and survived all rounds, so the judges had to determine the winner in the number of points. Sovington's unanimous decision was addressed. In addition to the cherished belt, the man received an impressive fee.
Personal life
The personal life of Kovington raises many issues from the public. Judging by the "instagram", where he regularly publishes photos with half-or-old girls, the athlete is not going to burden himself with permanent relationships. It is worth noting that in Twitter, a man behaves somewhat more modest, there are no such publications in this social network.
Since 2017, colleagues of the fighter and other representatives of the public spoke about the provocative behavior of Colby. It allows himself to speak out to many athletes, deliberately causing conflict. After the victory of Demian Maya, the fighter called the Brazilians with "dirty animals", and Brazil - the "landfill". Later he explained that he reacted to insult to his address. And then asked for forgiveness from people to his manner:
"I want to apologize to every dirty animal whom my speech in São Paulo".When the UFC champion belt in a welterweight weight belonged to Tyroman Woodley, a man repeatedly aroused him to fight to take possession of the desired title. He did it in a provocative form, told reporters that earlier he was sparring from Woodli in one hall and in such a training session "broke" the opponent. Allegedly for this reason now he is afraid to disgrace the whole world, and therefore refuses Kovington in battle.
It is worth noting that the enemy's enemy is a little inferior, if their weight is the same - 77 kg, then a male is 5 cm with an increase in 5 cm below (Colby - 180 cm, Tyrone - 175 cm).
Kolby Cokeington now
Colby and now continues to actively train. On August 3, 2019, he was waiting for his battle with Robbie Lowler, which Kovington himself was in an interview to the live legend of combat sports.Moreover, before agreeing to the fight, with the American negotiations on the meeting with Camaru Usman, who in March of the same year won the Title of the UFC champion. But a man refused to wait for the recovery of Usman and chose himself into the rivals of Lowera.
Awards and achievements
- 2013 - World Champion in Grappling
- 2018 - Wilight Weighing Temporary Champion