Colby Covington vs Khamzat Chimaev title fight off as UFC Hall of Famer steps in to wrestle ‘Borz’

Colby Covington has withdrawn from his scheduled title match against Khamzat Chimaev at Real American Freestyle's Abu Dhabi event on November 14 due to injury. Former UFC middleweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer Chris Weidman will step in on short notice to face Chimaev in the headline bout.

Covington was sidelined after suffering a submission loss to Raul Rosas Jr. under the Hype FC banner earlier in the month. Instead of Covington's crossover cruiserweight title, Chimaev and Weidman will now compete for the inaugural RAF light heavyweight crossover championship.