{"id":284511,"date":"2018-09-08T12:24:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T19:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284511"},"modified":"2018-09-08T12:24:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T19:24:20","slug":"dana-white-confirms-that-the-winner-of-tonights-woodley-vs-till-fight-will-face-colby-covington-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/colby-covington\/dana-white-confirms-that-the-winner-of-tonights-woodley-vs-till-fight-will-face-colby-covington-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White confirms that the winner of tonight&#8217;s Woodley vs. Till fight will face Colby Covington next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perennial UFC welterweight contender Kamaru Usman may have served as the backup for tonight&#8217;s UFC 228 welterweight title fight, but it will be Colby Covington who gets to fight the winner of Darren Till vs. Tyron Woodley.<\/p>\n<p>The current UFC interim welterweight title holder, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-colby-covington-reacts-to-darren-tills-controversial-comments-about-family\/\">Colby Covington <\/a>(14-1 MMA), will apparently be stripped of his title the moment the first strike is thrown in tonight&#8217;s UFC 228 main event.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, &#8220;Chaos&#8221; has not lost his spot atop the UFC&#8217;s stacked welterweight division, as UFC President Dana White confirmed to BT Sport that Colby Covington is going to get the next title shot against the winner of tonight&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-228\/ufc-228-weigh-in-results-tyron-woodley-hits-mark-with-towel-darren-till-weighs-in-below-limit\/\">Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till<\/a> championship contest.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cColby Covington is going to get the next shot,\u201d<\/em> White said. <em>\u201cUsman got the opportunity (as a backup) because Covington is hurt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/ufc-225-results-colby-covington-defeats-rafael-dos-anjos-highlights\/\">Colby Covington captured the UFC interim welterweight title this past June in Chicago when he defeated former lightweight title holder Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision<\/a> at UFC 225.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you prefer to see Colby Covington fight for the title, Darren Till or Tyron Woodley? 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