Colby Covington is finally set to make his return against Leon Edwards at UFC 296. It will be his first fight in over a year and a half. Moreover, the former interim champion recently expressed his interest in fighting another champion, Islam Makhachev. The fans on social media shared divisive reactions to this revelation from ‘Chaos’.

Although Leon Edwards was opposed to a fight against Colby Covington, the pair will ultimately clash at the end of the year. They will be headlining UFC 296 with ‘Rocky’ set to defend his title for the second time. However, Covington has already thought about his next opponent.

Colby Covington wants Islam Makhachev after fighting Leon Edwards

There was a lot of doubt surrounding Covington’s clash against Leon Edwards. But it is finally going to happen. In a recent interview, Colby Covington mentioned that he is looking to dominate the welterweight champion on December 16th. He said, “My prediction is complete domination just from the second one to however long it goes. He’s not gonna have a glimmer of hope in this fight.”

Furthermore, he even mentioned having his next opponent in sight. That is none other than the lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Covington claimed that Makhachev was fighting in a boys’ weight class. He even thinks that it is a fight that fans want to see. “I think that’s a big superfight and I think that’s a fight that the fans want to see,” said Covington. Let us take a look at what the fans had to say about this matchup.

Fans share divisive reactions to Covington’s wish for a fight against Makhachev

Fans on Reddit had mixed takes on ‘Chaos’ wanting to fight a lower-weight class fighter. Regardless, some believe that Islam Makhachev is going to dominate him if they ever fight. Moreover, they claim that the Dagestan native could be his hardest challenge if he overcomes Leon Edwards at UFC 296.

“Islam would whoop his a**.”

“Tbf islam would be the hardest fight for him after leon.”

Meanwhile, some fans were skeptical about Colby Covington’s urge to constantly call out lightweights. They believe that he is trying to evade the welterweight contenders. Moreover, the fans also believe that if he loses against Leon Edwards, he might start to blame Jorge Masvidal and may never fight again.

“Dude is constantly looking for lightweights to fight.”

“So even if he were to become champion he still plans on avoiding welterweight fights like the plague.”

“This dude gonna get ko’d, blame Masvidal, then never fight again.”

There were also some sections of fans who believed that Covington might end up defending his belt against Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor as well. This is if he wins against Leon Edwards. Additionally, some believe that he might be the biggest heel champion in the UFC.

“If Colby wins his defenses are going to be Islam, Nate Diaz, and then McGregor.”

“He is going to win and be the biggest heel champion ever. Probably calls out Poirier again if he manages to get by Islam”.

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It remains to be seen what happens on December 16th, which might set the roadmap for Colby Covington for his next fight. Meanwhile, Islam Makhachev will be focussing on his upcoming rematch against Charles Oliveira at UFC 294. Moreover, he’s on a 12-fight winning streak, which makes it interesting to see how he’d fare against Covington.

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