{"id":296087,"date":"2018-12-26T11:31:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T19:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=296087"},"modified":"2018-12-26T11:31:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T19:31:43","slug":"manager-claims-kamaru-usman-is-100-fighting-tyron-woodley-for-welterweight-title-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/manager-claims-kamaru-usman-is-100-fighting-tyron-woodley-for-welterweight-title-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager claims Kamaru Usman is &#8216;100%&#8217; fighting Tyron Woodley for welterweight title in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to manager Ali Abdelaziz, streaking welterweight contender Kamaru Usman will &#8220;100%&#8221; get the next shot at UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The fight will apparently occur at UFC 235, which goes down on March 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Abdelaziz made this claim on a Wednesday episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/12\/watch-mmajunkie-radio-here-1-p-m-et-with-michael-chiesa-co-host-ali-abdelaziz\">MMAjunkie Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ali Abdelaziz just said on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAjunkie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MMAjunkie<\/a> Radio that Kamaru Usman is &quot;100%&quot; fighting Tyron Woodley for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 235 in March.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeBohnMMA\/status\/1078006673342525440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kamaru Usman, who is currently ranked second at welterweight, has more than earned himself a welterweight title shot with his incredible 13-fight win streak, highlighted by lopsided defeats of fighters like Rafael dos Anjos, Demian Maia, Emil Meek and Sergio Moraes.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, this claim from Abdelaziz is likely to generate some debate, as many fans want to see Tyron Woodley defend his title against former interim champion Colby Covington next.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, the only thing Woodley and Covington seem to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-colby-covington-opens-up-on-corrupt-stuff-keeping-woodley-fight-from-being-made\/\">agree on<\/a> is that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tyron-woodley-requests-that-the-ufc-do-him-one-favor-before-fighting-kamaru-usman\/\">they should fight each other next.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to whoop Colby\u2019s ass to be honest,\u201d\u00a0Woodley stated on a recent episode of The Hollywood Beatdown.\u00a0\u201cBecause they done built this dude up. They allow [Colby] to annoy the universe with his terrible sh*t. He\u2019s garbage. I think it is just way more to sell this fight, and the [UFC] is not going to allow me to fight a guy like [Conor] McGregor, or let me go up a weight class. I\u2019ve never been allowed to go up a weight class to fight for a title. I have asked to do it a million times. [Michael] Bisping, then they let GSP [Georges St-Pierre] come in and fight him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if those fights aren\u2019t on the table, I\u2019m gonna end up fighting [Kamaru] Usman anyways, so let me fight Colby first! Let me get this bag right quick, and let me whoop his ass!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do agree on one thing, that we want to fight each other next,\u201d Covington said on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/podcasts\/bjpenn-com-radio-ep-108-colby-covington-valentina-shevchenko\/\">episode 108 of BJPENN Radio<\/a>,\u00a0echoing Woodley&#8217;s sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>If this Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman title fight is indeed in the works for UFC 235, we can probably expect it to serve as the main event of the card. The card will also feature a welterweight showdown between former UFC champ Robbie Lawler, and former Bellator and ONE champ Ben Askren.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/26\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to manager Ali Abdelaziz, streaking welterweight contender Kamaru Usman will &#8220;100%&#8221; get the next shot at UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The fight will apparently occur at UFC 235, which goes down on March 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Abdelaziz made this claim on a Wednesday episode of MMAjunkie Radio. 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