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Tyron Woodley seems to be recovering nicely from his shoulder surgery this past December. The Chosen One last competed in the Octagon against Demian Maia at UFC 214 this past July. He won the fight via unanimous decision, however, it was received very …
Tyron Woodley seems to be recovering nicely from his shoulder surgery this past December. The Chosen One last competed in the Octagon against Demian Maia at UFC 214 this past July. He won the fight via unanimous decision, however, it was received very poorly by fans. The bout even broke the record for least punches […]
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Woodley has a certain date in mind for his return fight.
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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has a certain date in mind for his return fight.
That date is the upcoming UFC 227 pay-per-view event. Although his opponent has yet to be determined, the promotion does have plans in place to figure that out.
Woodley suffered a partial labrum tear early in his recent title defense over Demian Maia, which he won by decision. Woodley has been a fighting champion as he has defended it twice in 2017 with winning decisions over Stephen Thompson and Maia.
This tied with three other fighters for the most active 2017 schedule by a UFC champion.
So let’s break it down. First, we have Stephen Thompson taking on Darren Till in the headliner of this weekend’s UFC Liverpool (UFC Fight Night 130) event then we have former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will take on Colby Covington for the interim welterweight title at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event.
There is a third option which is Kamaru Usman, who is coming off a big win over Demian Maia at last weekend’s UFC Chile event.
Woodley has gone on record in the past by teasing a return to the Octagon under the UFC banner in August and is now confirming that he plans on returning at UFC 227. He told this news to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.
“Spoke to UFC welterweight champion @TWooodley earlier today. He said his surgically-repaired shoulder has fully healed, and he’s hoping to fight on the Aug. 4 UFC 227 card in Los Angeles. Nothing finalized yet.”
Spoke to UFC welterweight champion @TWooodley earlier today. He said his surgically-repaired shoulder has fully healed, and he’s hoping to fight on the Aug. 4 UFC 227 card in Los Angeles. Nothing finalized yet.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 23, 2018
The UFC 227 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.
This event will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight pitting champion TJ Dillashaw against Cody Garbrandt in a rematch.
The promotion will be announcing more bouts for the upcoming event in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:
Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt – for the bantamweight title
Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Yair Rodriguez
Bethe Correia vs. Irene Aldana
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Despite claims of suffering two broken hands at UFC Chile, Kamaru Usman would be open to a quick turnaround if it means a title fight. Ariel Helwani reported today that Tyron Woodley’s shoulder is 100% and that the undisputed welterweight champion is h…
Despite claims of suffering two broken hands at UFC Chile, Kamaru Usman would be open to a quick turnaround if it means a title fight. Ariel Helwani reported today that Tyron Woodley’s shoulder is 100% and that the undisputed welterweight champion is hoping to fight on August 4th: Spoke to UFC welterweight champion @TWooodley earlier […]
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Woodley had an intriguing reaction to Usman’s comments.
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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley had a close eye on the UFC Chile main event.
Not only because it was an important fight for the division to which he rules but also because he served as an analyst for the broadcast. Woodley is coming off recent shoulder surgery but is back in the gym training.
The champ has stated publicly in the past that he doesn’t think there are any clear contenders in the division right now.
Woodley suffered a partial labrum tear early in his recent title defense over Demian Maia, which he won by decision. Woodley has been a fighting champion as he has defended it twice in 2017 with winning decisions over Stephen Thompson and Maia.
This tied with three other fighters for the most active 2017 schedule by a UFC champion.
As seen in the main event of UFC Chile on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on FOX Sports 1, Usman was able to defeat the former title contender by unanimous decision.
Usman spoke with the FOX crew after his big win over Maia and made it known that he wants a crack at Woodley for his title.
“Hey, champ: You know my social media hasn’t changed since I got in the game five years ago,” Usman said (transcript courtesy of MMA Junkie).
“Welterweight, and I’m coming for that gold strap. And with that performance, even with some handicaps, no one can deny that I’m definitely top five right now in the division.”
Kamara Usman has a message for The Champ @TWooodley
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— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) May 20, 2018
This led to Woodley firing back at Usman and made it clear that there are some holes in Usman’s game, which he is more than willing to expose if the UFC ended up booking them against each other for the welterweight title.
“Kamaru Usman, congratulations,” Woodley said. “I don’t ever want to take away the credit. Demian Maia is a game opponent. Me as the champion, I’m always welcoming any challenger. Just make it to that point, I’ll be on the other side of the octagon.
I did see a couple things that if you do against me, you might end up waking up with the smelling salt. But hey, hats off to you. Great job. Just being real.”
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Usman is already calling for his shot at the title.
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Kamaru Usman is on top of the world following his latest win.
As seen in the main event of UFC Chile on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on FOX Sports 1, Usman was able to defeat former title contender Demian Maia by unanimous decision.
After the fight, Usman went on record by stating that he believes he deserves a title shot as a result of the biggest win thus far in his pro-MMA career.
“Let’s be honest, nobody, nobody in my division wants to fight me because I’m the hardest fight for anybody,” Usman said at the post-fight press conference (transcript courtesy of Forbes). “This fight right here (with Demian Maia), this is a fight that Dana White wanted. He wanted to test me against the most dangerous guy in the division. That was the most dangerous guy in the division.
“The champion is easier for me to fight and you got these other two bums (Rafael Dos Anjos and Colby Covington) that are fighting for an interim title, those guys are bums, those guys are easier for me to fight. This was the hardest fight in the division.”
“I believe Dana really wanted to test me to see if I had all the tools and I proved I’m good everywhere,” Usman said. “I can defend the takedowns, I can get a guy down if I want them, I can keep it standing and strike, I can do it all.”
Usman had no issue with comparing his fight against Maia to current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley’s fight against the former title contender. As for the reason of that, he believes that he dominated Maia more than Woodley did.
“I think I should fight for the belt, like, next,” said Usman. “I just dominated (Maia) better than Tyron Woodley. Tyron ran from him the whole fight. Tyron threw, what, the fewest strikes in a championship fight ever? And I just went out and I just dominated the guy from start to finish,”
While Woodley is on the sidelines, the promotion is pushing forward with the division and has already made a big fight in the weight class.
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will take on Colby Covington for the interim welterweight title at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It appears that Usman will have to wait his turn for a shot at the title.
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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has given his take on Kamaru Usman’s latest win. By watching the main event of UFC Chile on Saturday night (May 19, 2018) at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on FOX Sports 1, Usman was able to defeat Demian Maia…
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has given his take on Kamaru Usman’s latest win. By watching the main event of UFC Chile on Saturday night (May 19, 2018) at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on FOX Sports 1, Usman was able to defeat Demian Maia by unanimous decision. After the fight, Usman went on record […]
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