UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is almost fighting fit again, and he’s itching to return to the cage. More specifically, he’s keen to return at UFC 227, on August 4th in Los Angeles ā whether against the winner of Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington’s UFC 225 interim title fight, or somebody else.
āIām not really concerned with whoās ready, whoās next,ā Woodley recently toldĀ MMA Junkie.Ā āYouāve got to realize there are certain rights you deserve as a champion. When Iām ready to fight, now itās time to fight. Whoever they got for me to fight at this time, come get this work. I donāt want to sit back and say, āOh, I want to sit and wait to see what happens with this fight.ā Iām the champion. I want to fight.”
āSome of these bouts shouldāve taken place anyway, maybe not with the label of interim title. But I think at that point, you make a fight. Even if itās somebody thatās not currently in the division. Maybe itās Nate [Diaz], maybe itās Georges [St-Pierre]. Maybe itās somebody else. But Iām also willing to fight all these other guys.ā
Woodley then clarified that the objective is to fightĀ allĀ these other guys ā the many dangerous contenders in the welterweight division he rules. Then, he’s hoping to head north to the middleweight division, capture gold there, and ultimately, retire.
āI kind of want to legitimately clean the division,ā Woodley said. āI wouldnāt mind fighting [RDA], Colby, [Kamaru] Usman, [Darren] Till, and at that point, unless another prospect emerges, Iāve cleaned out the division. And Iām the greatest welterweight of all time at that point. And then itās time to go up to 185, and I want that belt. I want to finish off my division. When itās all said and done, I did everything I could do there. I want to go up and challenge myself once again, and I want to try to win the belt at ā85 and defend there and pretty much retire as a middleweight.ā
What do you think of Tyron Woodley’s plans for the future?
This article first appeared onĀ BJPenn.comĀ on 6/5/2018.
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