Covington wants to compete in WWE 'sooner than later'

Colby Covington sees himself crossing over to the WWE one day - and possibly sooner than you might think.

"You could see me as early as next summer at SummerSlam," Covington said Thursday at UFC 245 media day in Las Vegas. "There's been some talks. Might even be on 'Total Divas' one day. We've had some good talks over there and I have a lot of good friends over there.

"Sooner than later, but first things first - I gotta go take care of business this weekend."

Covington, a former UFC interim welterweight champion, challenges Kamaru Usman for the undisputed title in the UFC 245 main event Saturday.

Covington's manager and American Top Team owner Dan Lambert has an extensive history in pro wrestling and several ATT fighters have competed in the squared circle before, including Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal and Bobby Lashley.

"Chaos," who enters the long-awaited Usman fight riding a seven-fight winning streak, is coming off a victory over Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark in August.