Khamzat Chimaev has called out Colby Covington for his next fight despite hinting a move up to middleweight.
Chimaev, 28, is expected to move up to 185lb after missing weight by 7.5lb for his welterweight clash with Nate Diaz at UFC 279 earlier this month, with the fight subsequently being scrapped. Kevin Holland was then pulled from his catchweight fight against Daniel Rodriguez on the card to face Chimaev, with 'Borz' not absorbing a single strike as he tapped out Holland just over two minutes into the opening round.
A move to middleweight for Chimaev may have to wait though, as he called for a fight with former title challenger Covington next. Little has been heard from Covington since he outpointed bitter rival Jorge Masvidal in March and there were reports he suffered a serious injury in training, but UFC boss Dana White has since dismissed those as false.
