Welterviktsmästaren Tyron Woodley kan inte låta bli att skratta åt den kommande matchen mellan Rafael dos Anjos och Colby Covington under UFC 225, där vinnaren kommer att ta hem interimbältet i viktklassen.
Woodley har respekt för deras färdigheter inom kampsport, men vill uppmärksamma de två om att de slåss för ett löjligt fejkbälte.
Via ’MMAFighting’:
I’ve just got to focus on myself. We know what the interim title means. That’s the ‘boo boo belt,’ that’s not the real deal. I’m the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. I put the belt up three times. In 12 months I fought four world title fights. Name me another fighter that’s done that. I can say whatever I want and I can solicit for fights that help my career and legacy but I’m the only one that’s really actually fought the number one contenders.
Woodley anser att varken dos Anjos eller Covington förtjänar en titel.
I try not to get too bent out of shape because I know what the interim belt means. If someone wins it and fights for it and hoards it around and really walks around like it’s a real belt, I’m gonna make fun of you. I’m gonna roast your ass. So hopefully if they do that. The person better not try to stand next to me with that belt and think I’m gonna take it serious.
Welterviktsmästaren Woodley opererade sin axel i slutet av förra året och förväntas återvända senare i år. Han förstår därför inte varför man bokade denna matchen.
They already got me to fight the winner, they don’t need that belt. If I was dos Anjos, he’s taking a risk he doesn’t have to take. If he just wants to fight and stay active and keep going, that’s his prerogative but we’ve seen what happened to Frankie Edgar. Frankie Edgar had a clear shot at Max Holloway, he did the T-City [Ortega] thing, it didn’t work out quite right and now he got jumped.
I told the UFC that I would be willing to fight him in July. They wanted me to fight him in June but June and having surgery on December 20th seemed fairly quick. It usually takes six to eight months to recover. I’m pushing it up four to six months to recover.
Senast Woodley gick match var mot Demian Maia under UFC 214, där han segrade via ett enhälligt domslut.
