Tag: Kamaru Usman

Top Welterweight: If ‘RDA’ Doesn’t Want To Fight, Give Me Tyron Woodley

Santiago Ponzinibbio is looking for a big fight for his Octagon return. And rightfully so. The Argentinian is on a seven-fight win streak with four wins coming by way of knockout. In his last outing, Ponzinibbio rendered Neil Magny unconscious with his punching power. Now, he has his eyes focused on the welterweight division’s elite. […]

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Santiago Ponzinibbio is looking for a big fight for his Octagon return.

And rightfully so. The Argentinian is on a seven-fight win streak with four wins coming by way of knockout. In his last outing, Ponzinibbio rendered Neil Magny unconscious with his punching power. Now, he has his eyes focused on the welterweight division’s elite.

For the past several months, Ponzinibbio has been calling out former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Unfortunately, those challenges seem to have fallen on deaf ears. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Ponzinibbio has a new name on his tongue. It’s former 170-pound king Tyron Woodley:

“The reality is, dos Anjos said in the media that he wanted this fight, but he doesn’t,” Ponzinibbis said. “He doesn’t want this fight. He never asked for it in the U.S., never made any noise to make it happen. He asked for it in Brazil so he wouldn’t look like a p****, but the truth is he doesn’t want to fight me.

“I need to fight, man. This is one of the best moments of my career, I’m ready to become world champion and I don’t want to stay inactive. Since dos Anjos really doesn’t want to fight me, I think Tyron Woodley is a great fight. I’ve showed time and time again I’m ready to become champion.”

This fight makes perfect sense for both men at this point in their careers. Ponzinibbio is looking to get a big win that will undoubtably name him the next contender for the 170-pound strap. Who better than the recently dethroned welterweight king? As for Woodley, he would like to get a rematch with Kamaru Usman for the title.

Usman will likely be facing Colby Covington in his next outing, but a win over a rising contender in Ponzinibbio should all but guarantee Woodley a second run at “The Nigerian Nightmare.”

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Colby Covington Rips Tyron Woodley for Ruining Huge Rivalry Fight by Losing to Kamaru Usman

The long gestating rivalry between Colby Covington and former UFC champion Tyron Woodley never had the chance to come to a conclusion after several attempts to put the fight together fell apart. The UFC asked Covington to fight Woodley three months aft…

The long gestating rivalry between Colby Covington and former UFC champion Tyron Woodley never had the chance to come to a conclusion after several attempts to put the fight together fell apart. The UFC asked Covington to fight Woodley three months after becoming interim champion last June in a five round battle with Rafael dos […]

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Woodley: Usman “Didn’t Do Anything Special” at UFC 235

Tyron Woodley is not impressed with Kamaru Usman’s championship-winning UFC 235 performance. After dropping the belt to Kamaru Usman in a lopsided fashion that stunned legions of spectators, Tyron Woodley has struggled to explain or make sense of the w…

Tyron Woodley is not impressed with Kamaru Usman’s championship-winning UFC 235 performance. After dropping the belt to Kamaru Usman in a lopsided fashion that stunned legions of spectators, Tyron Woodley has struggled to explain or make sense of the way the bout unfolded in its aftermath, but there is one thing he can freely articulate: […]

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Kamaru Usman Recovering from ‘Intense’ Hernia Surgery, Hopes to Return Soon

New UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is on the mend after undergoing hernia surgery in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Usman underwent the procedure in Philadelphia on Tuesday. “It’s a pretty intense surgery,” Usman said on his Instagram after going und…

New UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is on the mend after undergoing hernia surgery in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Usman underwent the procedure in Philadelphia on Tuesday. “It’s a pretty intense surgery,” Usman said on his Instagram after going under the knife. “They went in and got it done. This is for the best. I needed […]

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Kamaru Usman Undergoes Surgery Following UFC 235

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman recently underwent knee surgery following his title victory over Tyron Woodley. Usman made the announcement on his Instagram live story. The operation took place in Philadelphia, but it’s unknown as to what exactly the injury was that needed repairing (via MMA Junkie): “I had knee surgery before, I thought this […]

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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman recently underwent knee surgery following his title victory over Tyron Woodley.

Usman made the announcement on his Instagram live story. The operation took place in Philadelphia, but it’s unknown as to what exactly the injury was that needed repairing (via MMA Junkie):

“I had knee surgery before, I thought this was going to be like that,” Usman said. “This ain’t that at all – at all. This (expletive) different.”

Usman revealed after his title win over Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 that he suffered a fractured foot shortly before the bout. He also mentioned that he plans on being an active UFC champion.

This surgery seems to be the first step in backing up that point. Now that he’ll be able to open up his arsenal following knee surgery, “The Nigerian Nightmare” says he’ll be “much more dangerous”:

“I’ve been on one leg for years now,” Usman said. “So to be able to open up and use my kicks will make me so much more dangerous, it wouldn’t even be fair once I start to use some of the weapons we work on.

“Once I go into these fights, and we have to go through the ringer to prepare for them, and we know I’m not 100 percent going in, winning is the most important thing and dominating is the most important thing, and that’s what we’ve been doing.”

Shortly after his title win, it was announced by UFC President Dana White that Colby Covington would be the man up next to challenge for the 170-pound crown. Covington and Usman have had their fair share of issues in recent weeks. Usman said he looks forward to making his first title defense against “you know who.”

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Tyron Woodley Still Trying to Wrap His Head Around ‘Out of Body’ Experience Losing to Kamaru Usman

Tyron Woodley still can’t quite put his finger on what went wrong in his title fight against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. While he was favored to win going into the night, Woodley ended up losing a lopsided unanimous decision to Usman, who was then crowned…

Tyron Woodley still can’t quite put his finger on what went wrong in his title fight against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. While he was favored to win going into the night, Woodley ended up losing a lopsided unanimous decision to Usman, who was then crowned the new UFC welterweight champion. Woodley has given Usman […]

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