Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Colby Covington says Russian Islam Makhachev will not move up to heavyweight despite his desire to fight the winner of the fight between Covington and Leon Edwards. addicted to MMA.
“He says it to make headlines. He likes to talk and stir things up, but he never decides to change. Like Khabib, he did the same thing. In America, they can do that in any good wrestling gym,” Covington said.
On October 22, 2022, Makhachev faced Charles Oliveira in a lightweight title fight at UFC-280 in Abu Dhabi. The Russian fighter won with a choke hold in the second round and won the title. Makhachev and Oliveira will face each other in their rematch at UFC 294 on October 21.
Oliveira had his last fight in June this year against Hungarian representative Beneil Dariush. Brazilian fighter won. In total, he has 44 fights in the UFC, 34 of which ended in victory.
Previously Makhachev before his rematch with Charles Oliveira saidwhich motivates him to keep fighting.