Darren Till Offers To Step Up Against Robbie Lawler At UFC Minneapolis

Darren Till is willing to meet Robbie Lawler at UFC Minneapolis, but there’s a catch. Lawler was scheduled to meet Tyron Woodley in a rematch at UFC Minneapolis on June 29. Those plans were derailed as Woodley was forced to pull out due to an inj…

Darren Till is willing to meet Robbie Lawler at UFC Minneapolis, but there’s a catch. Lawler was scheduled to meet Tyron Woodley in a rematch at UFC Minneapolis on June 29. Those plans were derailed as Woodley was forced to pull out due to an injury. Lawler is now left without an opponent, but there’s […]

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Tyron Woodley Out Of Fight Against Robbie Lawler Due To Injury

In the main event of UFC Minneapolis, Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler were set to run it back. The two were both coming off of losses at UFC 235, but now according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, that fight will not happen as Woodley is pulling out of t…

In the main event of UFC Minneapolis, Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler were set to run it back. The two were both coming off of losses at UFC 235, but now according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, that fight will not happen as Woodley is pulling out of the bout due to an injury. According to […]

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Tyron Woodley Pulls Out Of UFC Minneapolis Headliner

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has pulled out of his scheduled fight at the upcoming UFC Minneapolis event. A rematch between Woodley and Robbie Lawler was supposed to headline this show. In their first fight, Woodley defeated Lawler by first-round knockout at UFC 201 in July 2016 to claim the welterweight belt. The news […]

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Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has pulled out of his scheduled fight at the upcoming UFC Minneapolis event.

A rematch between Woodley and Robbie Lawler was supposed to headline this show. In their first fight, Woodley defeated Lawler by first-round knockout at UFC 201 in July 2016 to claim the welterweight belt.

The news was made by ESPN MMA reporter Brett Okamoto on Friday morning who revealed that Woodley is dealing with a hand injury. There is no immediate timeframe for Woodley’s return. Now, the UFC is trying to find a replacement for Woodley to fight Lawler.

“BREAKING: Tyron Woodley has been forced to withdraw from his June 29 bout against Robbie Lawler due to injury, per sources. UFC looking for a replacement to keep Lawler on the card in Minneapolis. More info coming soon to @ESPN.”

UFC Minneapolis is set to take place on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The promotion will be announcing more bouts for this show in the coming weeks. Here’s the updated card:

TBA vs. Robbie Lawler

Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

Roosevelt Roberts vs. Vinc Pichel

Jussier Formiga vs. Joseph Benavidez

Alonzo Menifield vs. Paul Craig

Chas Skelly vs. Jordan Griffin

Drew Dober vs. Marco Polo Reyes

Maurice Greene vs. Junior Albini

Eryk Anders vs. Vinicius Moreira

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Sergio Pettis vs. Ricardo Ramos Set For UFC Minneapolis

UFC Minneapolis is getting a bantamweight bout between Sergio Pettis and Ricardo Ramos, the promotion announced. Pettis, who moved up to bantamweight in his last fight lost to Rob Font by unanimous decision. But, with the future of the flyweight divisi…

UFC Minneapolis is getting a bantamweight bout between Sergio Pettis and Ricardo Ramos, the promotion announced. Pettis, who moved up to bantamweight in his last fight lost to Rob Font by unanimous decision. But, with the future of the flyweight division up in the air, Pettis will stay at bantamweight for this fight. Before losing […]

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Tyron Woodley Thinks He Deserves Another Title Shot By Beating Robbie Lawler

Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley thinks he deserves another title shot should he defeat Robbie Lawler at UFC Minneapolis. Woodley, who was thoroughly dominated by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March, feels he deserved an immediate rematch with the new champ. Though he didn’t get that fight, he thinks that should he defeat Lawler […]

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Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley thinks he deserves another title shot should he defeat Robbie Lawler at UFC Minneapolis.

Woodley, who was thoroughly dominated by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March, feels he deserved an immediate rematch with the new champ. Though he didn’t get that fight, he thinks that should he defeat Lawler again, a title fight is in order.

“I don’t feel like I should have had to have a path [back to the belt],” Woodley said Thursday during his open workout at the Mall of America for his upcoming bout against Lawler, whom he defeated for the title at UFC 201 in 2016 (via ESPN). “I feel like I should have been able to fight [for a title shot].

“The fact that I defended my belt [five times] against true No. 1 contenders — I’m not crying over spilled milk. I know my path is going to be different. But I’m not going to fight two or three fights. I’m going to fight Robbie, and then I’m fighting for the title.”

Honest With Himself?

To his credit, Woodley admitted that he may have had too much going on outside the cage. Hindsight is always twenty-twenty but “The Chosen One” should’ve been more choosy when it came to his extracurricular activities.

“I think we as a team had to be honest with ourselves and say, ‘OK, are there any nights you could have went to sleep?’” Woodley said. “‘Are there any times you could’ve put that phone down and not been on Instagram. Did you have to go to the studio that day, at that time? Was that song you recorded, was that for this album? Could I have waited on those and maybe grabbed that four hours of sleep? Could I have not argued on the phone, yelled or whatever, it stresses me out and now my sparring session was terrible?’

“Those are things I know they’re going to be there, but I have to do a better job of maintaining them. At the end of the day, I just lost.”

The first time these two met back in 2016 it was for the welterweight strap. Woodley flattened Lawler in 2:12 to become the champion. Woodley wants to prove that wasn’t a fluke.

“I feel like he’s the one getting the rematch because of how things happened the first time,” Woodley said. “I just need to fight, I just need a fight.”

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Bouts Added To UFC Greenville & Minneapolis Cards

UFC Minneapolis The UFC’s upcoming cards in Greenville and Minneapolis have had several fights added to their respective events. Starting off with UFC Minneapolis, the show goes down from the Target Center on June 29. MMA Fighting reports that Ju…

UFC Minneapolis The UFC’s upcoming cards in Greenville and Minneapolis have had several fights added to their respective events. Starting off with UFC Minneapolis, the show goes down from the Target Center on June 29. MMA Fighting reports that Junior Albini will be facing Maurice Greene. Also, Justin Ledet will welcome light heavyweight Dalcha Lungiambula […]

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