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Opinion: ‘The Chosen One’ Is Right to Be the Choosey One

We’re a week out from UFC 228, and wouldn’t you know it, some folks are already displeased with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley for taking a rational, business-minded decision and speaking his mind. I swear, a swath of the MMA fan base getting testy over “T-Wood” is like clockwork. At this point, it’s one of MMA’s most lamentable, time-honored traditions.

So what has folks’ undergarments in an itchy twist this time? Walk with me here: When it was announced that Woodley would face undefeated Brit Darren Till, the Ultimate Fighting Championship took the heady precaution of installing fellow contender Kamaru Usman, now 8-0 in the Octagon, as the hypothetical next man on deck in the event either half of the UFC 228 headliner pulled out of the contest during camp.