Colby Covington has always been against the idea of having “weight bullies” in the Dana White-led promotion. As per the former UFC interim welterweight champion, the fighters in the biggest promotion in the world should only fight at their natural weight classes. So, it is unsurprising that the controversial welterweight never even entertained moving to the lightweight division. But what if we tell you that the 36-year-old finally wishes to leave the 140 lb category?

While ‘Chaos’ still believes moving to lightweight will be a bad idea considering its health hazards, he can move to the middleweight category instead. If this isn’t surprising enough, the fighter has also revealed that his desire to move to middleweight is to have a one-on-one against former champion Sean Strickland. In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Covington dropped this major bombshell of a plan.

‘Chaos’ claimed that he doesn’t want to be a weight bully. According to the 36-year-old, lightweights such as Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov were weight bullies. Even though he doesn’t want to follow a similar trajectory, Covington has highlighted a matchup against the former middleweight champion as an enticing one. Moreover, he downplayed the qualities of Strickland who he views as “ordinary”.

He said, “But honestly (185 pounds) is intriguing. I mean, the Sean Strickland fight’s always interesting. He’s had his things to say about me in the past. I don’t think he’s any special… He’s got a jab, he’s got a front kick, but besides that, you shut down those weapons, and he’s very limited. He’s just a cardio kickboxer, essentially, so you know I don’t think I don’t see any threats.

It seems like the fighter wishes to move to middleweight. But will this be a good idea? Well, fans provided the former interim welterweight champion with a reality check.

Fans drop brutal verdict on Colby Covington’s plan

It is worth noting that while ‘Chaos’ has been one of the best welterweights in the world for years, Colby Covington is going through a tough time in his career now. The 36-year-old fighter lost four of his six most recent UFC fights. The only two wins came against the now-retired Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal. So, with the idea of moving up weight classes, he will only make things harder for himself. Especially if he goes one-on-one against a fighter such as Sean Strickland.

It will be nothing but a one-sided affair as the fans reminded Covington of his poor planning on social media. “This dude keeps making poor decisions for his career. If ur gonna change weight classes, it should be lightweight,” and “Man should move down instead.” Many fans were quick to give Covington a reality check that he already looks small even for a welterweight, let alone the middleweight division, where he would get annihilated. They shared, “Bros, a tiny 170-er. Really wish he cut to 155 years ago,” and “Bros a twig at welterweight  😂😂😂.”

Other fans agreed with the opinion, as they tried to remind the fighter of his already small build. “Colby is too small for welterweight, and for middleweight, no comments,” and “He is already too small for 170.” While most of the fans were against the idea of Colby Covington moving up weight classes, many believed it was time for him to move down to lightweight instead. His recent run in his current division has been lackluster, so moving to the lightweight division and becoming a weight bully might save his UFC career. After all, even greats such as Khabib Nurmagomedov supposedly did it as well. But what do you think? Can you imagine Colby Covington finding success in the middleweight division? Let us know in the comments.