Chris Weidmanwill don the wrestling singlet once again and he will clash with one of the current biggest names under the Real American Freestyle banner. It all goes down on May 30th at RAF 9 when Weidman tests skills withColby Covingtonin the co-main event of the shoot professional wrestling card.

The All-American’ posted a tweet right after Covington called him out after ‘Chaos’ bestedDillon Danisin RAF with Weidman accepting Covington’s offer. When asked if he was watching live and saw the call-out coming in, Weidman said [viaBowks Talking Bouts],

“I was watching it, and then I didn’t see that match live. I started getting text messages. I was at one of my kid’s wrestling events, one of the tournaments, a few hours away from my house. So we were back in the hotel. I started watching it. Then I was talking to all the parents and stuff. Things got busy, and so I didn’t watch it live, but then I started seeing people text me ‘you just got called out’ and I’m like ‘by who?’ Then it was Colby. I’m like okay, let’s do it.”

Weidman’s wrestling pedigree is evident as it advanced him to becoming a member of the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame. When touching upon how cool it is getting reconnected to a discipline that has served him in life while his kid is also on their own journey within competitive wrestling, Weidman stated [viaBowks Talking Bouts],

“Well, wrestling changed my life. I don’t know where I’d be without wrestling. So I owe so much to that sport. It formed me physically, formed me mentally, and even spiritually. It’s the best sport in the world, and so anytime I get an opportunity to do it. I’m a 41-year-old, I’ve never got paid to wrestle in my life. 2008 was the last time I wrestled. So we’re like 18-19 years ago, whatever it is.”

“I always will consider myself a wrestler. But the funny thing is as I got older and as I accomplished more and more in the MMA world, people forgot that I was a wrestler. The other accolades overrode my prior accolades, and yeah, I love wrestling. It’s an honor to be a part of this.”

As far as Colby Covington’s body of work, specifically in RAF so far, he has gotten wins over a former opponent of Weidman’s inLuke Rockholdand the aforementioned Dillon Danis victory. When delving into his thoughts on what the former multi-time UFC welterweight title challenger has been able to do competitively in Real American Freestyle so far, Weidman quipped [viaBowks Talking Bouts],

“Yeah, I think he looks good. He’s doing his thing. He hasn’t wrestled in a while, and he’s back in the wrestling world. He’s getting some wins over some big-name guys, and yeah, he looks good. So it should be a tough match. Luke Rockhold and Dillon Danis, I don’t think [they] are my level in terms of wrestling and grappling and all that. So it’s going to be a little bit harder for him, but we’ll see what he’s got.”

Espousing his thoughts on if this a singular contest-oriented pursuit, and if he is looking at it in a vacuum of Covington being an intriguing opponent or if is there a broader vision of having multiple RAF matches after the dust settles on Saturday, Weidman said [viaBowks Talking Bouts],

“Oh yeah. I mean the goal is always to wrestle the best. Get in there and feel them all out and have that experience. So I go out there, and I feel good and I crush Colby, I’ll get on the mic, and I’ll call some people out. I’m down to keep this going, but we’ll see how I feel on my first one. I haven’t wrestled in a really long time, and we’ll see. We’ll see how I look. I’m interested. I’m interested, just like everybody else is interested. I’m not sure. I don’t know what’s going to happen [laughter].”

Source: LowKickMMA.com