Colby Covington is retiring from the UFC to pursue a extra energetic profession in wrestling and is gearing up for a giant match in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan in the principle occasion of RAF 11 on July 18th at UWM Panther Enviornment in Milwaukee.
Royal Air Power officers formally introduced the matchup after Covington and Tsarukian each gained and referred to as out one another at RAF Spherical 9 in Dallas on Saturday.
UFC officers haven’t mentioned something in regards to the file, however it’s rumored that the promotion was not carried out with energetic fighters competing within the RAF. Nevertheless, Covington’s latest announcement of his retirement clears that potential hurdle, setting the stage for a showdown with Tsarukian in July.
Earlier within the evening, Tsarukyan improved to 5-0 with a tech fall victory over Muggsy at RAF and is already gearing up for his subsequent bout in opposition to former UFC Interim Light-weight Champion Tony Ferguson at RAF 10.
Up to now, Tsarukyan has by no means confronted a wrestler with the accolades of Covington, who was an NCAA All-American at Oregon State College and completed fifth in his collegiate profession.
As for Covington, he gained an in depth battle in opposition to former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman on Saturday with a closing rating of 5-4. With the win, Covington improves to 3-0 in opposition to RAF and can look to take care of that momentum in opposition to Tsarukyan in July.
Tsarukian vs. Covington headlines this card, with extra matches anticipated to be added to RAF 11 within the coming weeks.
