MMA News Roundup: Colby Covington Interested in Fighting Islam Makhachev; Max Holloway Sends a Gift to ‘The Korean Zombie’; Mateusz Gamrot Makes a Bold Claim Regarding His Wrestling Skills

There have been many developments in the world of MMA in the last 24 hours. However, due to the lack of time and the strenuous schedule of day-to-day life, fans often miss out on some of the most significant events in their favorite sport. However, there’s nothing to worry about as we bring to you yet another edition of our daily roundup. Here, we present to you the biggest headlines in the last 24 hours.

Firstly, we will start with Colby Covington, who issued a call-out to Islam Makhachev. Then, we will shift our focus to Max Holloway, gifting Chan Sung Jung a pair of gloves. Finally, we will end our daily news compilation with Mateusz Gamrot, who made a bold claim regarding his fighting skills.

Colby Covington wants to fight Islam Makhachev post-UFC 296

UFC CEO Dana White recently announced that Leon Edwards will defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296. However, ‘Chaos’ seems to have his next opponent in sight. In a recent interview, the former interim champion called out lightweight champion Islam Makhachev while ranting about the Dagestan native.

Covington mentioned how Islam Makhachev had been talking about moving up to fight in welterweight while claiming that he fights in a “little boys” weight class. Moreover, ‘Chaos’ also mentioned Makhachev’s wish to fight a “real man,” while referring to himself as that person.

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Covington has no doubt the fight between him and Makhachev would be a big fight. Moreover, he believes that this is a fight that the fans want to witness. However, both fighters have their next fights coming up soon, following which there might be a possibility that they battle it out in a champion vs. champion bout.

Max Holloway sends a pair of gloves to ‘The Korean Zombie’

Chan Sung Jung, better known as ‘The Korean Zombie,’ recently wrapped up his UFC career. He did not win the fight, suffering a knockout defeat to Max Holloway. Thereafter, Jung placed his gloves in the cage as a part of his retirement ceremony. When he tried to carry his gloves backstage, a fan took one glove, prompting him to throw the other into the crowd.

‘The Korean Zombie’ later, in a YouTube video, mentioned that he missed having the gloves from his retirement fight in his possession. However, he got a surprise. Max Holloway went out of his way to send his own gloves to the Korean MMA legend. Chan Sung Jung was so touched by this gesture that he reciprocated by donating $20,000 to the Maui Food Bank. He even reached out to the people in his native country and urged them to show their support to the victims in Hawaii.

Mateusz Gamrot claimed to be the best wrestler in the lightweight division

The lightweight division in the UFC is one of the most stacked divisions in the promotion. It is also home to some of the best wrestlers in the promotion. However, Mateusz Gamrot believes that he is the best in the division when it comes to wrestling. As he gears up for his next fight against Rafael Fiziev at UFC Vegas 79, the Polish fighter appeared during the media day and made a rather bold claim.

‘Gamer’ has been a wrestler since he was a child and even fought as a member of the Polish national team. He told the media that he’s interested in proving his mettle against lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Gamrot said, “I am only interested in one guy in this lightweight division. He is a wrestler. He is Islam Makhachev… I hope that we meet in the future.” The Polish fighter even went on to claim that he was better than Makhachev in wrestling. It remains to be seen if these two fighters will ever butt heads in the future.

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