Tag: UFC London

Colby Covington Open To ‘Beating The F*ck Out Of’ Tyron Woodley

CovingtonGilbert Burns is not the only fighter offering to step in on short notice — Colby Covington is also willing to face Tyron Woodley next week. Woodley was expected to face Leon Edwards in the UFC London headliner on March 21. However, the card had to be relocated to the United States due to the […]

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Gilbert Burns is not the only fighter offering to step in on short notice — Colby Covington is also willing to face Tyron Woodley next week.

Woodley was expected to face Leon Edwards in the UFC London headliner on March 21. However, the card had to be relocated to the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Unfortunately, that meant Edwards would not be able to make the fight. Woodley, however, is not out of the fight as of yet as the UFC still plans on going ahead with the event.

Burns has already offered to step in on short notice and the latest to do so is Covington.

“Word on the street is @LeonScott is out,” Covington tweeted. “The @ufc and America need a hero. Who wants see America’s Champ put the #MAGA cape on and beat the f*ck out of @twooodley live on @ESPN next week for your entertainment and my own personal pleasure? ?????”

Woodley and Covington seemed destined to fight in 2018 but circumstances led to a heated grudge match between the two not coming to fruition.

Although Woodley vs. Burns is a great matchup, most in the combat sport world would ideally prefer to see Covington be the one stepping in.

We’ll just have to wait and see what the UFC plans on doing.

As far as Woodley is concerned, he’s open to a fight with Covington but doesn’t believe “Chaos” is serious about it.

Covington, however, claims he has informed the UFC that he’s available.

“America’s Champ has let the @ufc know he’s available to #KAG and slap the sh*t out of @twooodley live on @espn for the people! Someone let Tyrone know. That dip sh*t has me blocked on all platforms because my words “hurt his precious little feelings.” ?????”

What do you think of Covington offering to step in and fight Woodley?

Leon Edwards Out Of Tyron Woodley Bout Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The UFC’s insistence to hold all of their planned events amid the coronavirus pandemic has hit a snag. UFC London was scheduled to take place on March 21 inside the O2 Arena in London, England. As it stands right now, the event is still on but wi…

The UFC’s insistence to hold all of their planned events amid the coronavirus pandemic has hit a snag. UFC London was scheduled to take place on March 21 inside the O2 Arena in London, England. As it stands right now, the event is still on but will be moved to the United States. With the […]

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Gilbert Burns Offers To Fight Tyron Woodley On Short Notice

BurnsUFC welterweight Gilbert Burns continues to show that he truly is ready to fight any time, any place. Burns defeated Demian Maia via first-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC Brasilia last night. It hasn’t been 24 hours since and the Brazilian is already offering to step in and fight against Tyron Woodley next […]

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UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns continues to show that he truly is ready to fight any time, any place.

Burns defeated Demian Maia via first-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC Brasilia last night. It hasn’t been 24 hours since and the Brazilian is already offering to step in and fight against Tyron Woodley next weekend.

Woodley was originally scheduled to take on Leon Edwards in the UFC London headliner. However, the fight had to be relocated to the United States due to restrictions stemming from the coronavirus outbreak.

That unfortunately meant Edwards would not be able to make it as their fight was eventually scrapped. Burns, however, is willing to save the event.

“Come on @danawhite I said yesterday I’m saying again I fight Woodley Saturday! Put me in WOODLEY X BURNS! ?? @seanshelby @AliAbdelaziz00 @ufc @UFCBrasil #AAA”

As things stand, Woodley’s involvement in the card is still to be decided. If the event goes on, the UFC also have to determine a new city.

“Woodley’s involvement on the card in the yet-to-be determined city is still TBD,” ESPN’s Ariel Helwani tweeted. “They have begun talking about replacement options but still haven’t finalized where this card is happening yet and he hasn’t agreed to a new foe. They are still hell-bent on going through with it.”

If Woodley is open to facing Burns, we might just have an event taking place next week.

What do you make of Burns offering to step in?

UFC London Relocated To U.S, Most Scheduled Fights Cancelled

UFC LondonThe UFC has decided to relocate its upcoming card in London to a U.S based venue which is yet to be decided. In a statement UFC announced the relocation of its upcoming London card due to the ongoing Corona Virus pandemic and subsequent travel restrictions, it read. “Due to rapidly changing circumstances in the U.K, […]

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The UFC has decided
to relocate its upcoming card in London to a U.S based venue which is yet to be
decided.

In a statement UFC announced the relocation of its upcoming London card due to the ongoing Corona Virus pandemic and subsequent travel restrictions, it read.

“Due to rapidly changing
circumstances in the U.K, including recently implemented travel restrictions,
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WOODLEY vs EDWARDS, originally scheduled for Saturday, March
21, at the O2 Arena in London, will be relocated.

“The organisation is looking at available options, including in the United States. Additional details will be announced in the coming days. O2 ticket holders may seek a full refund at the point of purchase. UFC looks forward to returning to London at the earliest opportunity.”

Since the news broke this morning fans have been speculating about which fights will go ahead and which will be cancelled. ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani says the majority of fighters who were supposed to compete at UFC London will be unable to make the trip stateside.

As of right now the below fights have all been cancelled per MMA Junkie.

Nicolas Dalby vs. Danny Roberts

Jack Marshman vs. Kevin Holland

Geraldo de Freitas vs. Jack Shore

Marc Diakiese vs.
Jai Herbert

Gabriel Benitez vs.
Lerone Murphy

Ashlee Evans-Smith
vs. Molly McCann

Makwan Amirkhani
vs. Mike Grundy

John Phillips vs.
Dusko Todorovic

Bartosz Fabinski
vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

The status of the main event is unconfirmed as are a few other fights that were supposed to be on the card.

Due to all of these cancellations the UFC are now looking for a bunch of new fighters to fill those slots. In an effort to build a new card they have sent out the below internal email which was acquired by Helwani.

Is the UFC right to try to relocate and rebuild next
weekends card?

Video: Watch Epic Leon Edwards Trailer Ahead Of UFC London

EdwardsUFC London takes place later this month, and if you’re not hyped for it, a new trailer featuring Leon Edwards will certainly help do the job. Edwards meets former champion Tyron Woodley in the headliner of UFC London on March 21. “Rocky” is on an eight-fight winning streak and is coming off wins over Donald […]

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UFC London takes place later this month, and if you’re not hyped for it, a new trailer featuring Leon Edwards will certainly help do the job.

Edwards meets former champion Tyron Woodley in the headliner of UFC London on March 21. “Rocky” is on an eight-fight winning streak and is coming off wins over Donald Cerrone, Gunnar Nelson and most recently, Rafael dos Anjos.

A win against Woodley would arguably be the biggest of the Briton’s career and according to him, guarantees him the next shot at Kamaru Usman’s welterweight title.

“If I fight in March and he (Usman) is still injured, he’s still free before summer I think I’ll be the next in line,” Edwards said. “That’s how its written in my contract, I’m next in line.  It depends if he’s fighting before, in April or May they might make that fight happen (against Jorge Masvidal), but if not it’ll 100% be me for the summer time.”

UFC London will also be his first main event in the UFC and BT Sport recently released a trailer highlighting his journey from Jamaica to the United Kingdom.

You can watch it below:

Woodley will be looking to play party pooper, however. “The Chosen One” hasn’t competed since losing his welterweight title to Usman over a year ago at UFC 235.

And given the long inactivity and disrespect he has received in recent months, Woodley plans on making a statement.

Are you looking forward to UFC London? Who do you have in the main event between Edwards and Woodley?

UFC London Poster Officially Revealed (Photo)

Leon Edwards WoodleyThe official UFC London poster has been revealed ahead of this month’s show. All the action goes down from the O2 Arena in London, England on March 21. In the main event of the night, former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will take on Leon Edwards. Also, the co-main event will see Jack Marshman taking on […]

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The official UFC London poster has been revealed ahead of this month’s show.

All the action goes down from the O2 Arena in London, England on March 21. In the main event of the night, former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will take on Leon Edwards. Also, the co-main event will see Jack Marshman taking on Kevin Holland at middleweight. The card also includes names such as Danny Roberts, Nicolas Darby, Darren Stewart, Paul Craig, Molly McCann, and more.

You can check out the UFC London poster, including the event’s full card thus far, below.

UFC London

  • Welterweight: Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards
  • Middleweight: Jack Marshman vs. Kevin Holland
  • Welterweight: Danny Roberts vs. Nicolas Dalby
  • Middleweight: Darren Stewart vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Bantamweight: Jack Shore vs. Geraldo de Freitas
  • Light heavyweight: Paul Craig vs. Ryan Spann
  • Featherweight: Lerone Murphy vs. Gabriel Benítez
  • Women’s flyweight: Molly McCann vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
  • Featherweight: Mike Grundy vs. Makwan Amirkhani
  • Middleweight: John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic
  • Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall vs. Raphael Pessoa Nunes
  • Welterweight: Bartosz Fabi?ski vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

What do you think about the UFC London poster and card?