Ex-champ Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards targeted for UFC London headliner
More than a year after losing the UFC welterweight title, Tyron Woodley will finally get back to work in March.
Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) is expected to make his return to the octagon when he meets streaking contender Leon Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in the main event of UFC London, which takes place March 21 at The O2 in London.
MMA Junkie verified agreements for the 170-pound main event are in place with multiple persons close to the situation. The persons requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make the matchup official.
In addition, Woodley took to social media and essentially confirmed the pairing, also sending a message to Edwards (via Instagram):
@tdubbo “No Chill” (download it)Merry Christmas
@leon_edwardsmma watch what you ask for. Now you about to get fucked clean up at the crib!
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#NoChills #UFCLondon #March21 #MainEvent #Redemption –
@ufc send me that lil fancy flier to post!
Woodley last competed at UFC 235 in March 2019 when he dropped UFC gold to Kamaru Usman. The defeated ended a reign of four successful defenses for “The Chosen One,” who has since been pushing for a rematch with Usman or a top-tier name in the division.
He didn’t necessarily get either of those, and will seemingly somewhat begrudgingly take on Edwards, who has put together an eight-fight winning streak dating back to a unanimous decision loss to Usman in December 2015.
The latest UFC London lineup now includes:
- Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards
- John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Darren Stewart vs. Marvin Vettori
- Tom Aspinall vs. Raphael Pessoa
- Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Molly McCann
- Marc Diakiese vs. Stevie Ray
- Paul Craig vs. Ryan Spann
Ex-champ Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards targeted for UFC London headliner
