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UFC Fighter Claims Megan Fox Slid Into His DMs

Originally posted on The Spun | By Daniel Bates | Last updated Apr 15, 2025 2:12 PM ET

Apparently Megan Fox is a fan of one of the UFC's biggest villains.

Appearing on a stream with Neon, UFC welterweight star Colby Covington talked about a time that the 38-year-old actress allegedly slid in his DMs to tell him how great he was.

"My whole life, the baddest [expletive], I always thought it was Megan Fox," the MAGA fighter recalled. "After one of my fights, she messaged me.. She was just like, 'Colby, you're my favorite UFC bad guy.'"

"I went from [expletive] idolizing her, thinking she's beautiful, she's in my DMs first," Covington said.

Colby Covington reveals on Neon’s stream that Megan Fox slid into his DMs and told him he’s her favorite “UFC bad guy.” pic.twitter.com/I1q7sSbG99
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Neon then asked Covington to read the message aloud, which the MMA veteran agreed to do.

"Rooting for you tonight," he claims Fox wrote. "You're my favorite UFC bad guy since Chael [Sonnen]. It's probably hard to keep up that character all the time when you're naturally a sensitive, sweet person. It's worth it. You're so funny and talented, you deserve to be a superstar."

When pressed on if he ever told anybody about the DM, Covington said: "I don't like to kiss and tell."

If the message is true, then Colby is doing a lot better outside of the Octagon than he is inside it. After starting his career 15-1, Covington has lost four of his last six fights and his last win came against Jorge Masvidal three years ago.

SINGAPORE - APRIL 12: UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington poses for a photo during the UFC Fight Night Singapore: On-sale press conference at ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands on April 12, 2017 in Singapore. UFC Fight Night Singapore is taking place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 17. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images for UFC)Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images

Perhaps Fox's message is what inspired Covington to keep his brash persona going and target Paddy Pimblett backstage at the conclusion of UFC 314 on Saturday night.

But you would think he'd perform better when its fight time if he knew Megan Fox was watching (like when Suni Lee turned OG Anunoby into prime Michael Jordan at last week's Knick game).

We might wait for confirmation from Megan on this one...

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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