{"id":304281,"date":"2019-03-03T12:44:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T20:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=304281"},"modified":"2019-03-03T12:46:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T20:46:29","slug":"tyron-woodley-makes-case-for-immediate-rematch-with-kamaru-usman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tyron-woodley-makes-case-for-immediate-rematch-with-kamaru-usman\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyron Woodley makes case for immediate rematch with Kamaru Usman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tyron Woodley is no longer the UFC welterweight champion. The Roufusport representative&#8217;s reign came to a shocking end in the co-main event of UFC 235 on Saturday night, when he was walloped to a lopsided decision loss by streaking challenger Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman fight was not particularly competitive, Woodley hopes that his previous accomplishments might earn him the opportunity. Many other former champions \u2014 Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Cody Garbrandt being recent examples \u2014 have been granted this kind of opportunity, and Woodley feels he deserves the same chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former champ humbly asked for the opportunity at the UFC 235 post-fight press conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 235: Tyron Woodley Post-Fight Press Conference - MMA Fighting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Y71OM246oE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know what I\u2019m capable of. I\u2019d just love a rematch and run that back,\u201d Woodley said (transcript via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bloody Elbow (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2019\/3\/3\/18248470\/ufc-235-tyron-woodley-my-resume-alone-warrants-me-an-immediate-rematch-against-kamaru-usman-mma-news\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cThat was my fifth title defense. I feel like as a champion and what I\u2019ve done in this organization that the performance (tonight) may not have vouched for a rematch, but I think my resum\u00e9 does.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Tyron Woodley feels he deserves an immediate do-over with Kamaru Usman, he was careful not to discredit his foe&#8217;s performance. In fact, he was quite complimentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI said it a long time ago. If I had to give him an attribute, it\u2019s his composure for a fighter who hasn\u2019t fought a long time,\u201d Woodley stated. \u201cHe kept that composure, he stayed through the game plan, he took his time, he was patient. It just wasn\u2019t a good night for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does an immediate rematch between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman interest you, or would you prefer different bouts for these two welterweight stars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 3\/3\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyron Woodley is no longer the UFC welterweight champion. The Roufusport representative&#8217;s reign came to a shocking end in the co-main event of UFC 235 on Saturday night, when he was walloped to a lopsided decision loss by streaking challenger Kamaru Usman. 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