For many Americans — whether we speak openly of it or not — 2024 feels ominous. In an interview with Tucker Carlson posted Wednesday to X, mixed martial artist Colby Covington — currently ranked fifth in the UFC welterweight division — spoke openly about the establishment either rigging the 2024 presidential election or resorting to authoritarian measures to prevent it from happening. “Which string are they going to pull next? Are they going to try and do some martial law-type stuff in America?” Covington asked. The fighter’s comments came in response to Carlson’s question about how former…