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Tyron Woodley Wants to Face Colby Covington in June After Beating Usman at UFC 235

Fear not Colby Covington, Tyron Woodley still has you on his to-do list.

While Kamaru Usman has leapfrogged Covington on the list of welterweight contenders and will face Woodley for 170-pound gold at UFC 235, the reigning champion is planning an active first half of 2019 that includes a bout against his former American Top Team stablemate.

“I just recognized that at some point I’m gonna fight all these guys,” Woodley told TMZ Sports recently. “Obviously the world would like to see me f—k Colby up right quick but I think he’s trying to call shots and he’s not a champ so he can’t really do that.