Colby
Covington wants to find out who’s the real All-American between
him and Chris
Weidman.
Covington dominantly beat Dillon
Danis in a wrestling match at RAF 7 on Saturday. Covington
subsequently called for a RAF matchup against Arman
Tsarukyan, who did not entirely shut down the idea. However,
the
UFC is allegedly not allowing its active fighters to wrestle
each other at other promotions.
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If a matchup against Tsarukyan doesn’t materialize, Covington
claims he has a booking against Weidman sealed. “Chaos” claims he
has a “done deal” to wrestle the former UFC middleweight champion
at RAF 9 on May 30 in Dallas, Texas.
Back to Work
“This is the backup plan if we’re not able to get Arman, since
they’re saying no right now,” Covington told Submission Radio. “That’s already a done deal.
Me and Chris
Weidman’s a done deal for RAF 9, which is gonna be on Dallas,
Texas, it’s gonna be on May 30. So I’m back in training camp
tomorrow, I’m gonna get back to work, make some adjustments, be a
little tighter with my game, and come back better. Because I’m
gonna need to be on my A-game for Chris
Weidman, he’s a world champion, he dethroned Anderson
Silva, he’s a former All-American. We’re gonna put the
All-Americans to the test and we’re gonna find out who’s the real
All-American.”
While Covington (17-5) hasn’t fought in the UFC since December
2024, the former interim welterweight champ has been invested in
RAF. Covington defeated Luke
Rockhold at RAF this past January before beating
Danis.
Meanwhile, Weidman (16-8) suffered a stoppage loss against Eryk Anders
in his last UFC outing in December 2024. Weidman announced his
retirement from the UFC soon after. Weidman has since suffered a
decision loss in grappling match against fellow All-American
Pat
Downey.