Former UFC welterweight title contender Colby Covington believes lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will not move up to the welterweight division.
Covington is confident that despite discussions about a potential move, Makhachev will not take the risk.
“Will Makhachev move up to welterweight? No,” Covington stated. “He`s doing exactly what his daddy Khabib did. They talk about moving up to welterweight and fighting for a second belt, but they never actually do it. It`s all talk.”
Covington added, “He`s just copying Khabib`s playbook from back in the day, pretending to be incredibly tough and the best pound-for-pound fighter. But he`s not proving it by moving up. If he genuinely wanted to, he would have done it already.”
