Woodley, Covington, Usman triple bitter on Twitter
There is a tug of war on the social network about who gets the next title shot vs. Tyron Woodley.
Tyron Woodley is the UFC welterweight champion, but was injured, and when Colby Covington won the interim title with a unanimous decision vs. Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225, a unification fight seemed inevitable. However, Covington was nursing some injuries so Woodley’s next defense was a victory against Darren Till, but a fight with Covington still appeared natural. However, Kamaru Usman put together a 13-fight win streak capped with a dominating performance vs. Rafael dos Anjos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on November 28, and UFC president Dana White said Woodley vs. The Nigerian Nightmare might well be next.
So now either fight could happen, and the principals are bickering bitterly on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/TWooodley/status/1078027273058562048https://twitter.com/ColbyCovMMA/status/1078053115092496384https://twitter.com/TWooodley/status/1078076386055675904https://twitter.com/ColbyCovMMA/status/1078134185238372352https://twitter.com/USMAN84kg/status/1078132555860316161
A Woodley title defense could take place as early as UFC 235 on March 2, but time is running very short.