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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.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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