With the announcement that Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Tyron Woodley would be returning to defend his belt against Darren Till at UFC 228 next month, another middleweight contender in Kamaru Usman has revealed he was contacted by UFC matchmakers as a stand-by opponent in case either fighter was unable to compete.
Usman revealed the call he received on “The MMA Hour” Monday and when the story was eventually posted on Twitter, Rafael dos Anjos politely reached out to the “Nigerian Nightmare” with an offer to fight him on the card with Dos Anjos even claiming he would be OK if Usman did get the call up.