Tyron Woodley Hints At Trilogy With Kamaru Usman
You haven’t seen the last of Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman inside the Octagon; well, at least as far as “The Chosen One” is concerned.
Usman dominated Woodley for five rounds this past weekend (Sat. March 2, 2019) in the co-main event of UFC 235 on pay-per-view (PPV). “The Nigerian Nightmare” took home a unanimous decision victory and the UFC welterweight championship. Woodley detailed the defeat on “Ariel Helwani‘s MMA Show” earlier today (Mon. March 4, 2019) to comment on the matter.
Woodley said he just had “one of those nights” against Usman, similar to the one he did when he was defeated by Rory MacDonald at UFC 174 in 2014:
“I just had one of those nights like I did against Rory MacDonald. It was a f—ing nightmare.”
“The Chosen One” went on to say that nothing Usman did inside the cage surprised him. He also maintained that he still believes his pre-fight comments, in which he said he’s better than Usman in every aspect of MMA. Woodley then hinted at a possible trilogy with Usman as they each continue their paths at 170 pounds:
“We might have to run this two or three times,” Woodley said.
Woodley might have to wait a while before getting that trilogy started. UFC President Dana White recently confirmed that Colby Covington will get the first crack at Usman’s throne. With Ben Askren also on the rise at 170 pounds, it might be a while before Woodley gets another title opportunity.
