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Colby Covington Explains Why Tyron Woodley Is Facing Gilbert Burns

Former Interim Welterweight champion Colby Covington has shared his opinion on why the UFC booked former champion Tyron Woodley to face rising contender Gilbert Burns on May 30th. During an interview with Mike Heck at MMAFighting.com Covington stated he believes the UFC did not want to give Woodley the fight against him instead he believes […]

Former Interim Welterweight champion Colby Covington has shared his opinion on why the UFC booked former champion Tyron Woodley to face rising contender Gilbert Burns on May 30th.

During an interview with Mike Heck at MMAFighting.com Covington stated he believes the UFC did not want to give Woodley the fight against him instead he believes they are looking for Tyron to prove himself in a matchup against Burns.

“You know to be honest Mike the real reason they didn’t get this fight is because the UFC didn’t want to give him the fight. You know the thing is his last fight he looked so washed up Mike, The UFC wants to see if he has anything left in the tank you know, so they want to see if he can prove himself to earn the losing ass whooping paycheck to me. So you know this is a test by the UFC they’re making him fight some kid named Dilbert, you know nobody even knows who Dilbert is. So you know, we’ll see if he passes that test and he can earn this ass whooping paycheck losing paycheck to me but you know, who knows man.”

Covington continued on stating that Woodley never wanted to fight him.

“It just sucks you know but he never wanted to fight me man, i’m the first guy to ever scare the champion into elective surgery. Elective surgery Mike. The guy was ready to fight Nate Diaz some lightweight scrub wash up you know. We know he’s the Stockton soy boy, he was ready to fight him but he wouldn’t fight Colby Chaos Covington when i had the real Welterweight championship, the peoples championship. Americas championship, More importantly Donald Trumps favorite fighter.

The UFC recently released the full card for their May 30th event to be headlined by Woodley and Burns.

What do you think about Covington’s words?

UFC Announces Full Card For May 30 Event

During an interview with ESPN, UFC president Dana White announced the entire card for their event on May 30. The event is to be headlined by former Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley facing rising contender Gilbert Burns in a bout that could determine the next title challenger. Tyron Woodley will be making his first walk to […]

During an interview with ESPN, UFC president Dana White announced the entire card for their event on May 30.

The event is to be headlined by former Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley facing rising contender Gilbert Burns in a bout that could determine the next title challenger.

Tyron Woodley will be making his first walk to the octagon since losing his belt to the current champion Kamaru Usman in 2019. Originally scheduled to face Leon Edwards in February, that fight had to be called off due to the rise of the coronavirus pandemic making it impossible to hold events.

Gilbert Burns is coming off a knockout win against Damian Maia earlier this year at UFC Brasilia. Since this victory Burns has had his target set on a matchup with the former champion, taking to social media shortly after volunteering to face Woodley on any event the UFC needed.

The UFC hopes to hold the event at their private facility (the UFC Apex) in Las Vegas, however, they will still need to get approval from the Nevada state athletic commission before they are able to use the site for events. The UFC expects a verdict on this at a meeting on May 27th.

The entire event will be available on ESPN and ESPN+.

Main Card (9 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)

Welterweight: Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns
Heavyweight: Blagoy Ivanov vs. Augusto Sakai
Welterweight: Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Lightweight: Roosevelt Roberts vs. Brok Weaver
Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers

Preliminary Card (6 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)

Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Catchweight (150 pounds): Billy Quarantillo vs. Spike Carlyle
Light Heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Klidson Abreu
Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs. Brandon Royval
Bantamweight: Louis Smolka vs. Casey Kenney
Featherweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Vince Morales

What are your thoughts on the full card?

Tyron Woodley Vows to Make Gilbert Burns Rethink Asking For Match

Tyron Woodley may have been away from the cage for over a year but he has been on a quest to fashion a better version of himself for a return. The return is only days away when he faces Gilbert Burns at the UFC Apex on May 30, it is a fight that Burns …

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Dana White Says May 30 Event Will Be Held In Las Vegas

The UFC is returning home on May 30. Since the promotion returned with three events in eight days in Jacksonville, Florida, White has made it clear they want to return to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Now, it appears he has gotten his wish. White told the…

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Stephen Thompson Predicts Win For ‘Re-Motivated’ Tyron Woodley Against Gilbert Burns

Stephen Thompson is expecting his old foe in Tyron Woodley to return to the win column later this month. Woodley is set to return to action for the first time since losing his welterweight title in March last year when he takes on Gilbert Burns on May 30. In the meantime, Woodley has been receiving […]

Stephen Thompson is expecting his old foe in Tyron Woodley to return to the win column later this month.

Woodley is set to return to action for the first time since losing his welterweight title in March last year when he takes on Gilbert Burns on May 30.

In the meantime, Woodley has been receiving plenty of ridicule from a number of welterweights, including Burns himself, as well as mixed martial arts fans not only for his inactivity and desire for a rematch with Kamaru Usman, but also for his rap videos.

A Re-Motivated Woodley?

However, there is no better way for “The Chosen One” to shut everyone up than with an emphatic knockout.

We gone see!

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) May 20, 2020

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— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) May 20, 2020

And that’s how “Wonderboy” — who went 10 rounds with the former welterweight king — sees Woodley’s fight with Burns going.

“I think it’s a better fight for Tyron, for sure,” Thompson told MMA Crazy (via MMA Mania). “I think Tyron’s got the better striking, I think he’s got the heavier hands. I think Tyron’s gonna go out there and piece him up, because the guy is re-motivated.

“I saw him during his last camp and I actually chatted with him and we did an Instagram Live together and the guy is motivated. That’s a guy I would not want to stand up against in this next up-and-coming fight.”

Do you agree with Thompson? Or do you think Burns will hand Woodley his second loss in a row?

Stephen Thompson Thinks ‘Re-Motivated’ Tyron Woodley Will Piece Up Gilbert Burns

Stephen Thompson sees Tyron Woodley having his way with Gilbert Burns. Woodley vs. Burns is set for a UFC event on May 30. UFC president Dana White wants the event to be held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has ye…

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