After all that, it turns out that Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White wasn’t kidding back at UFC 231 in December, when he said during a pre-fight media scrum that the company would “move on” from the promotion’s plan to book welterweight champion Tyron Woodley opposite Colby Covington.
Back then, White’s statement was interpreted primarily as a threat to “T-Wood,” who has long been the executive’s favorite punching bag in the media and was later the subject of baseless accusations about his willingness to defend his belt in the same interview. However, it was announced this week that Woodley would attempt to notch the fifth defense of his title at UFC 235 in March, opposite Kamaru Usman, the welterweight division’s resident boogeyman, who is currently riding a nine-fight winning streak under the UFC banner.
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Jacob Debets 