Tag: Abraham Kawa

Manager: Tyron Woodley Accepted Leon Edwards Fight To Get Back In The Mix

Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley returns to action when he faces Leon Edwards in the UFC London headliner on March 21. It’s a fight that has been in the works for a while but was only recently announced officially. So what made Woodley decide to fight Edwards in the end? Edwards has claimed that the […]

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Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley returns to action when he faces Leon Edwards in the UFC London headliner on March 21.

It’s a fight that has been in the works for a while but was only recently announced officially. So what made Woodley decide to fight Edwards in the end? Edwards has claimed that the UFC forced Woodley to accept the fight.

For his manager Abraham Kawa, it was simply to get back in the mix of things.

“I think Tyron looked at the landscape, and he said to himself, ‘OK, I got to get back to the mix of things,” Kawa told MMA Junkie. “We forget: Tyron always fought the No. 1 contender every single time … when we’re now living in the day and age of everybody (calling out) the big superstar, we pick and choose who it’s OK for and who it’s not OK for.”

It would definitely be ideal for Woodley to get back in the mix of things. After all, he will be competing over a year removed from his welterweight title loss to Kamaru Usman last March.

Putting a halt to the seven-fight winning streak of “Rocky” would certainly put Woodley in a position to get his rematch with Usman.

And as things stand, “The Chosen One” is just itching to remind everyone why he was the welterweight champion for nearly three years:

“He’s is completely and utterly just, ‘I’m going to kill people,’” Kawa addde. “That’s where Tyron is right now mentally. He wants to be that killer. He’s going to be that killer, so I don’t think it matters anymore who, where and what. It just doesn’t matter to him anymore. He wants to fight.”

Do you think Woodley will return with a bang?

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Manager: Jon Jones Won’t Move Up Unless It Makes ‘Financial Sense’

Jon Jones will not be moving up to heavyweight just yet. Many in the combat sports world have wanted to see the UFC light heavyweight champion move up. After all, he continues to reign dominant in the 205-pound division and competing at heavyweight would open up fresh new matchups as well as bigger and more […]

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Jon Jones will not be moving up to heavyweight just yet.

Many in the combat sports world have wanted to see the UFC light heavyweight champion move up. After all, he continues to reign dominant in the 205-pound division and competing at heavyweight would open up fresh new matchups as well as bigger and more dangerous opponents.

However, his manager Abraham Kawa doesn’t expect his client to make the move up. The only way that would happen is if the move, or rather, the potential opponent made financial sense:

“Jon’s comfortable at light heavyweight,” Kawa told MMA Junkie on Thursday. “He has no reason to go up to heavyweight unless it makes financial sense for him. He’s already proved that he’s the best fighter that we’ve ever seen. He’s already proved that he’s the GOAT. In my opinion, he’s the GOAT.

“I don’t know if he goes to heavyweight. If the challenge is there and the challenge makes financial sense, he may or may not do it, it’s really up to him so that’s a question for Jon, but it won’t be a question that I believe he would answer today.”

Jones is currently scheduled to defend his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes in the UFC 247 headliner next month. Should he come out on top, there will be even more calls for “Bones” to move up.

But for Kawa, the move requires a big name — someone like former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar:

“Everyone is dying to see Jon jump to heavyweight, well ok, there’s your jump to heavyweight,” Kawa added. “Give him the big, scary monster that is Brock Lesnar and we could go from there.”

Do you think we’ll see Jones move up to heavyweight any time soon?

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Jorge Masvidal Manager Expresses Interest In ‘GSP’ Matchup

Jorge Masvidal’s manager Abraham Kawa is interested in a potential scrap with Georges St-Pierre for his client. Masvidal has quickly risen as the one of the most popular fighters in the promotion following a breakthrough 2019 that saw him finish the likes of Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz. “Gamebred” now seems in line […]

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Jorge Masvidal’s manager Abraham Kawa is interested in a potential scrap with Georges St-Pierre for his client.

Masvidal has quickly risen as the one of the most popular fighters in the promotion following a breakthrough 2019 that saw him finish the likes of Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz.

“Gamebred” now seems in line to face Nick Diaz while another option was Conor McGregor before the latter was confirmed to face Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. It’s no secret that he only wants the big names now. And another that would certainly entice him is former two-division UFC champion St-Pierre. Although retired, “Rush” is frequently asked about a potential comeback.

And when a fan suggested the idea of a St-Pierre vs. Masvidal matchup, Kawa was certainly receptive to it:

“Would love to see this,” Kawa tweeted. “I think GSP is looking for a winnable fight against a non striker that increases his stock value. Jorge presents plenty of problems for him.”

“GSP” was notably planning a superfight with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov earlier this year. However, the UFC wasn’t on board with the idea with him later retiring.

It remains to be seen if Masvidal has become that big of a name that he would be able to get St-Pierre out of retirement. But then again, Masvidal has achieved so much this year that anything seems possible.

Can you see St-Pierre returning to face Masvidal?

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