Rumored Khamzat Chimaev vs Colby Covington in the works for a 5 round fight

[King in the North]

This fight won’t happen

 

[RockyLockridge]

So hard to picture 2 guys that don't fight, fighting eachother

 

[Question]

Unless a title is on the line, I can't see Colby taking that
I mean the fights he's been recently calling for are two 155ers(Dustin and Oli) and an older Thompson

Now Khamzat also isn't great at making it the dance overall to be fair, in all honesty the UFC should learn from their mistake with that Khamzat/Costa booking to not put two guys together who tend to be forced to withdraw from a lot of their bouts

And just lol at Khamzat going back to welterweight after that weight miss debacle, I mean aren't majority of his fights on his record at middleweight or catchweights? Don't really think it's a smart idea to book him back down there again

 

[Koro_11]

I doubt this will happen, but if true it's not a good move for covington. horrible match up and even worse for his career

What career? The guy is done and if this fight is offered to him he should be all over it because he probably never gets another chance at a high profile opponent.

In the fight itself he gets smashed tho.

 

[Local Plata]

Lmao, yeah right.

 

[Petarito]

Unless he has fallen off a cliff, I've got Covington.

Someone known for a limitless gas tank in a 5 rounder vs someone that seems to blow his wad quickly?

Khamzat will finish him in the 1st

 

[Petarito]

Fight gonna be at LHW? So winner can get title shot against Alex?

Khamzat chances to beat perreira in a LHW title fight sre >50%

 

[gentel]

I really hope this isn't true but if it is, it'll be one of the stupidest matchups of all time. Colby was an absolute bum against Leon, idk why you'd have Khamzat fight Colby (0-2 against Usman) after beating Usman (should've been a draw tho)

 

[Rank Squatter]

should be a loser leaves town match

 

[filthybliss]

As we all know, before they ended up booking Chimaev vs Costa, the UFC tried for a long time to get Chimaev vs Covington done. There were some problems with Colby
not wanting to be underneath Makhachev vs Oliveira for starters, and secondly that the co-main event spot not had been planned to span five rounds. Colby delayed the signing,
but got his chance at the WW title around half a year later instead.

After not delivering at all against Leon, Colby has said he would like to try on Chimaev again, still in those same circumstances though:

“In a five-round fight, I would be super intrigued by that fight. And I always told the UFC I want this guy in a main event! I don’t think he can last. His cardio doesn’t look that good.
His last fight he fought Usman at 185 on one weeks’ notice, and I thought Usman won the fight on visuals. The second and third rounds, he was just coasting to a victory. So I think
he’s going to get exposed soon. He doesn’t have good cardio, and he’s not as good as everybody thinks he is.”

According to Lowkick MMA, they have now gotten access to a new Russian interview where Chimaev has said the following:

"The UFC told me my next fight is Covington. They said this time it is certainly happening, so let's see. My desires for this fight? I'm hungry and I want to spill his blood. Just mauling
and smashing, I will go out there and do what I do. I am aiming for another performance bonus, it will be fun!"

this will never happen. colby doesn't take fights that have a strong possibility of ending in something other than a decision. with khamzat, he misses fights for shits n giggles at this point.

 

[checktheknuckles]

Khamzat chances to beat perreira in a LHW title fight sre >50%

 

[The XL]

That's a fun fight on paper but I doubt it actually happens.

 

[Laheys'Liquorland]

April fools in July?

 

[Ladder Master]

What a waste of a fight.
Scamzat needs to be matched up with somebody in the MW 10-15 spot.
No more beating up smaller guys.

 

[Dorkman]

Seems highly improbable.

 

[Contempt]

Khamzat will finish him in the 1st

Prime Usman couldn't come close to doing that when he was considered #1 p4p and Khamzat couldn't do much against old, shot knees, no camp Usman.

I think you are drastically overestimating your boy. Colby broke his foot, literally in the opening seconds of the bout and still went 5 rounds with the champ.

As I've been saying ever since, I'll reserve judgment of where Colby is at till after his next fight.

 

[RichardHarrow]

I'd buy this PPV just to see Colby talk shit about the residents in Saudi or UAE

Colby loves us Muslims

 

[Young Calf Kick]

Source: trust me bro

 

[AdamWarlock]

1. khamzat cant make 170 anymore
2. colby doesn't have the balls to take this fight

 

[RemyR]

Khamzat is hilariously inconsistent in making it to matches and Colby seems hell bent on doing everything in his power to only talk himself into relevance. If there was a bet on if this fight happens I'd bet take it in a heartbeat on "no"