Colby Covington offers to step in against Tyron Woodley, UFC are interested

Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington says he wants to take a short notice fight against Tyron Woodley this weekend.

Tyron Woodley was scheduled to face Leon Edwards in the main event at UFC London this weekend. The fight has now fallen through after travel restrictions were imposed between the United Kingdom and the United States. The UFC are looking to relocate the card to take place in the United States, but many of the booked fighters are now without an opponent.

Colby Covington took to his Twitter, calling for a short-notice fight against Tyron Woodley, vowing to “beat the f*ck” out of him:

“Word on the street is @LeonScott is out. The @ufc and America need a hero. Who wants see America’s Champ put the #MAGA cape on and beat the fuck out of @twooodley live on @ESPN next week for your entertainment and my own personal pleasure?”

Covington has been calling for a fight against Woodley for quite some time now and now it looks like he might just get his wish.

According to Ariel Helwani, Woodley accepted the fight against Covington, but then he went silent. Woodley is accusing Covington of just seeking attention on social media with this recent callout:

“Tyron Woodley just posted this on my IG regarding Colby Covington. However, Covington is very much in play, I’m told.” Helwani said.

This article first appeared on CLOSEDGUARDMEDIA.com on 16th March, 2020.