a future move to middleweight.<\/a> His plan, he said, was defeat Usman and Colby Covington, and then head north in search of a second title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI\u2019m going to fight this fight, I\u2019m going to beat up on Colby after that, then I\u2019m going after the middleweight belt,\u201d Woodley said at a pre-fight scrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m going after the middleweight belt. If I\u2019m successful at grabbing the middleweight belt, then I\u2019ll sit down with my coaches. It\u2019ll have been one hell of a year. I\u2019ve defended twice at welterweight, captured the middleweight belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve wiped out the division at this point in time,\u201d he concluded. \u201cIt gives the welterweight some time to shuffle a little bit more [if I move to middleweight].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After his shocking loss to Kamaru Usman, however, Tyron Woodley admits his priorities have changed. He now plans to attempt to reclaim the welterweight belt before attempting to earn the title at middleweight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n