{"id":473,"date":"2022-10-21T14:29:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T13:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=473"},"modified":"2022-10-21T17:14:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:14:11","slug":"ana-white-ill-get-khamzat-chimaev-vs-colby-covington-done-as-co-main-for-leon-vs-usman-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/ana-white-ill-get-khamzat-chimaev-vs-colby-covington-done-as-co-main-for-leon-vs-usman-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: &#8220;I&#8217;ll get Khamzat Chimaev vs. Colby Covington done as co-main for Leon vs. Usman 3&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UFC president\u00a0Dana White\u00a0has revealed plans to book\u00a0Khamzat Chimaev\u00a0as the co-main event for\u00a0Leon Edwards\u00a0vs.\u00a0Kamaru Usman&#8217;s trilogy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_79342\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IO97MxvbyCs?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with\u00a0The MacLife,\u00a0Dana White\u00a0said the promotion has a matchup in mind: Chimaev vs.\u00a0Colby Covington\u00a0on the same card as the projected trilogy bout between welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, which is being worked on for March in London.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_87072\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5W1nrYNl9A?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chimaev missed the welterweight mark by 7.5 pounds in his most recent outing at UFC 279. The big weight miss resulted in an opponent switch. He went from Nate Diaz to Kevin Holland, then ran through Holland with a first-round submission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This isn\u2019t the first time\u00a0White wanted to book Covington against Chimaev.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alex Pereira accuses Khamzat Chimaev of being scared to fight Paulo Costa<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_76838\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MB-vuDP-MVc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to Chimaev\u2019s fight with Gilbert Burns at UFC 273, White was looking to match up Chimaev and Covington if \u201cBorz\u201d was victorious. Chimaev won the fight, but the matchup never materialized.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_30300\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NxDfCeQgD2g?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-da\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE\">Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) hasn\u2019t competed since a lopsided decision\u00a0win over ex-teammate Jorge Masvidal\u00a0at UFC 272 in March. Things turned ugly after the fight, when\u00a0Masvidal\u00a0allegedly assaulted Covington\u00a0outside a Miami Beach restaurant just weeks later. Masvidal was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and criminal mischief.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has been over a month since UFC 279&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">controversial<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0fight week saw Khamzat Chimaev at the heart of the drama. &#8216;Borz&#8217; was pictured getting into an altercation with middleweight contender Paulo Costa before scuffling backstage with Nate Diaz and Kevin Holland days later.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president\u00a0Dana White\u00a0has revealed plans to book\u00a0Khamzat Chimaev\u00a0as the co-main event for\u00a0Leon Edwards\u00a0vs.\u00a0Kamaru Usman&#8217;s trilogy. In an interview with\u00a0The MacLife,\u00a0Dana White\u00a0said the promotion has a matchup in mind: Chimaev vs.\u00a0Colby Covington\u00a0on the same card as the projected trilogy bout between welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, which is being worked on for March in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-473","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473\/revisions\/479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}