Tyron Woodley claims he never actually called out UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, but only expressed interest in moving up to middleweight.<\/p>\n
Woodley and Adesanya have been jawing back and forth for days. In a recent interview with theScore<\/a>, Adesanya claimed Woodley started their feud my calling him out.<\/p>\n \u201cTo make it clear, these guys are calling me, Jones, Tyron,\u201d Adesanya said. \u201cI never once spoke their name, and then they said something about me. If you ever hear me say anything about them, it\u2019s because they\u2019ve said something about me that you may not have heard or you might not have seen.”<\/p>\n Woodley, however, sees things differently. He refuted Adesanya’s claim on Twitter on Tuesday. The former welterweight champ assured that he never actually called Adesanya out specifically, but added that he now wants to punish the champ for his comments.<\/p>\n @stylebender<\/a> u sound like an idiot! The question was would I move up. The answer is yes. How TF is that calling u out? I’m just not a bitch like U that cowards at the thought of @JonnyBones<\/a>. If u could read U would see I said my goal is to get my belt back, then move up. Duh!<\/p>\n \u2014 Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n