Colby Covington, an ardent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, wants to fight on June 14, when the UFC heads to the South Lawn of the White House.
Covington, who has lost three of his last four bouts, had recently teased a move up to middleweight and showed interest in locking horns with former champions Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya.
However, now Covington’s recent comments suggest that for his next bout, he wants to remain at welterweight. In a recent interview with Valuetainment, “Chaos” said that he’s in negotiations with the UFC to fight on the White House card.
“I’ve been negotiating with the UFC for the White House Card. That’s the one that I want. I told them this is important to my legacy and important to my career. This would be the biggest fight I’ve ever had. To fight on the South Lawn in front of the President would be the greatest honor of my career. We are in negotiations right now.”
Colby Covington on who he wants to fight on June 14
During the same sitdown, Colby Covington added that he wants to fight Paddy Pimblett on June 14. Covington also tried to compel “The Baddy” move up to 170-pounds as drastic weight cuts may affect Pimblett in the long run.
“I would really like to fight with Paddy Pimblett. He had shown interest that he might wanna come up a weight class to welterweight. He’s cutting a lot of weight to get to 155 [pounds]… I love that fight, plus it’s a fight where it’s an American versus a British guy. I don’t want to fight an American guy on the 250th birthday of America.”
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Pimblett most recently fought Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 for the interim lightweight title and lost by unanimous decision. The Liverpudlian absorbed heavy damage, got his face pieced up, and was dropped multiple times.
However, he didn’t suffer any major injuries, is now “back in the lab,” and is already targeting a summer return.