Colby Covington says bout with ex-UFC champion already set for May RAF event
Colby Covington seems to already have a new opponent lined up in Real American Freestyle. The former interim UFC welterweight champion improved his record to 2-0 under the RAF banner this past Saturday in Tampa, Florida.
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Colby Covington seems to already have a new opponent lined up in Real American Freestyle. The former interim UFC welterweight champion improved his record to 2-0 under the RAF banner this past Saturday in Tampa, Florida. Covington got the better of Dillon Danis in a matchup between two well-known personalities that shared the stage with Arman Tsarukyan’s rematch against Georgio Poullas at RAF7.
Chris Weidman vs Colby Covington set for May 30 RAF9 Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Right after taking down Danis, Covington turned his attention to former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, calling for a wrestling match against the long-time fan favourite. ‘Chaos’ has revealed that the UFC shut down his plans to take on Tsarukyan, and he thinks the same policy would block any match against Chimaev as well. The UFC vs UFC policy likely rules out a potential clash with Khamzat Chimaev.
But with Weidman retired from MMA, nothing is stopping the 41-year-old from making his way back to competitive action through Real American Freestyle. And according to Covington, their matchup is already set for RAF9 on May 30 in Dallas, Texas. Speaking on Submission Radio, Covington said: “(Weidman) is the backup plan if we’re not able to get Arman”.
“That’s already a done deal. Me and Chris Weidman is a done deal for RAF9, which is gonna be in Dallas, Texas. It’s gonna be on May 30.