{"id":326823,"date":"2019-09-30T19:21:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T02:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=326823"},"modified":"2019-09-30T19:21:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T02:21:53","slug":"tyron-woodley-not-open-to-leon-edwards-fight-because-he-isnt-a-gatekeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tyron-woodley-not-open-to-leon-edwards-fight-because-he-isnt-a-gatekeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyron Woodley not open to Leon Edwards fight because he isn’t ‘a gatekeeper’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is not interested in fighting Leon Edwards.<\/p>\n

‘The Chosen One’ has not fought since he lost his title at UFC 235 in March to Kamaru Usman<\/a>. Tyron Woodley was dominated in that fight and admitted he did not look like himself. But, given the fight was not that competitive, him getting a rematch may be out of the question.<\/p>\n

So, instead, many point to a fight against Leon Edwards. Yet, Tyron Woodley makes it clear he is not interested in that fight because he isn’t a gatekeeper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have to fight Leon Edwards,\u201d Tyron Woodley said on Brendan Schaub\u2019s \u201cFood Truck Diaries<\/a>\u201c. \u201cLeon Edwards is trying to build his name, and I ain\u2019t a gatekeeper for someone to build their name off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who he does want to fight is the winner of Colby Covington vs. Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title<\/a>. Tyron Woodley makes it clear he wants to get his belt back and Edwards doesn’t do that. It also isn’t an exciting fight for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t I fight Colby [Covington]? Why wouldn\u2019t I fight Usman?,\u201d Tyron Woodley said. \u201cFights like that excite me. Leon Edwards, he\u2019s a beast. I covered his fights. He\u2019s really good, he\u2019s really sharp, he\u2019s really accurate, he\u2019s really humble.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t mind that, though, when somebody is really good,\u201d Woodley added. \u201cLike [Darren] Till was very good, that geared me up, that geared me up to get ready to go. Leon Edwards is a fight that, if I was fighting him as champion and he came up, It would be like let\u2019s go. It was always the passing of the torch. Like I used to be Leon Edwards; I used to be Till. Now it got to be the point where I was the guy on the throne. I had a million red dots on me. Everyone wanted to fight me, and I think a rematch with Usman makes sense, also a fight with Colby makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyron Woodley also mentions he doesn’t need to fight. He plans on waiting for the title fight and then fighting for the winner to get his belt back whether the UFC likes it or not.<\/p>\n

What do you make of Tyron Woodley not interested in fighting Leon Edwards? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/30\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is not interested in fighting Leon Edwards. ‘The Chosen One’ has not fought since he lost his title at UFC 235 in March to Kamaru Usman. Tyron Woodley was dominated in that fight and admitted he did not look like himself. 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