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Tyron Woodley explains callout after Khabib Nurmagomedov’s dominant UFC 242 win: ‘I gotta see what it feels like’

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tyron Woodley has laid out challenges to numerous world champions, including Georges St-Pierre, Nick Diaz, and Conor McGregor.

The latest star on his hit list is UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Following Nurmagomedov’s recent dominant title defense at UFC 242 against Dustin Poirier, a fighter that Woodley knows well from his time training at American Top Team, Woodley called out Nurmagomedov on his Hollywood Beatdown show. The former welterweight champion took part in a fan Q&A at Rogers Arena on Friday and he elaborated on his reason for challenging “The Eagle.