What did Colby Covington say about Polyana Viana? Tracking the response that got her suspended from Twitter

Colby Covington sent shockwaves through the MMA community when he claimed to be in a romantic relationship with fellow UFC fighter Polyana Viana in 2021. His claims have quite obviously ruined his friendship with Viana forever and even caused the Brazilian fighter's Twitter account to get suspended briefly.

Covington's outlandish remarks have become an inseparable aspect of his polarizing personality. Most of the things are said with the intention to generate interest in his fights.

However, it's not clear what 'Chaos' was trying to achieve when he claimed to be 'too busy' romancing Polyana Viana when the Leon Edwards fight was offered to him in 2021:

"There wasn't much talks [about Leon Edwards fight]. I was busy b***s deep inside Polyana Viana. So to get me off the couch on three weeks' notice to fight some Leon Scott guy [Leon Edwards], it was going to have to be a price tag. I wanted a little bit more than what was on my contract. I just wasn't going to show up for a normal paycheck to fight that guy."

Watch Colby Covington make the statement below (00:44):

Polyana Viana, who had been a good friend and a training partner of Covington, denied his claims and even stated that she already had a romantic partner.

Following her win over Jinh Yu Frey in 2022, Viana pulled a trick out of Colby Covington's hat and made a controversial claim on Twitter:

Image via @polyanavianaa Twitter

"Colby wanted me to finger him in the a**, but I did not want to. So he got upset."

The tweet immediately went viral because of the sheer shock value. However, it went against Twitter's community guidelines, and Viana's account was suspended. But the suspension was lifted shortly after and Viana continued her social media activity.

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A glance at Polyana Viana's Fighting career at the time of the Colby Covington controversy

Polyana Viana did not allow herself to get dragged down by the wild claims and continued fighting in the UFC. She has enjoyed mixed success during this time but maintained a solid presence in the women's side of the UFC roster.

Viana lost to Tabatha Ricci in May 2021. She earned a Performance of the Night bonus for her first-round knockout win over Jinh Yu Frey in her next fight which took place in November 2022. However, her subsequently scheduled fight against Emily Ducote was canceled by Viana due to undisclosed reasons.

She was then matched up with Iasmin Lucindo. The fight took place on August 12, 2023, at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos. Viana lost the fight via second-round submission.

Viana is now 13-6 as a professional and will look forward to bouncing back from the loss as she takes on Gillian Robertson at UFC 297 on Jan. 20, 2024.