Dana confirmed at the UFC 261, UFC 262, and UFC 263 post fight press conference that Colby would be Kamarus next opponent; three separate times across three separate months.
Kamaru is understandably upset that the UFC have told him Colby is next and have made it public. He knows his knees don't have another five round high pace cardio intensive fight in them and that there is a very real chance he will lose, potentially get TKOd himself when his knees give out, unless he were able to end the fight in the first or second round like he did to Masvidal.
Colby is next, this is just part of Kamaru and Alis months long extremely embarrassing campaign to get Kamaru a different opponent. First it was Kamaru will fight Michael Chiesa in June, then when the public laughed at that Ali threw out Belal and Vincente Luque, only to be laughed at again.
Last week it was Leon Edwards, who Kamaru would absolutely not fight for the same reasons he does not want to fight Colby, yet Ali still threw it out there since for him the Covington feud is personal.
Now both Kamaru and Ali are doing their best to throw whats left of his championship legacy in the trash; by calling out a fighter who has won one fight in five years.
Is Pat Militech the next callout? Khamzat? Maybe just give up the belt if you arent healthy enough to fight the number one contender?