Tyron Woodley Would Return To UFC To Fight Israel Adesanya ‘I Don’t Like Him’

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Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has a bone to pick with Israel Adesanya.

Woodley, who hasn’t fought in the UFC since 2021, says he would return to the UFC if he could fight Adesanya.

Via JAXXON Podcast

“Only thing that would get me back to the UFC – only person I would just wanna beat the f*ck out of, is Israel Adesanya,” “I don’t like him. ‘Cause he cap. …

Woodley explained that Adesanya had once taken offense at the fact that Woodley told TMZ that he had wanted to fight him.

“ I get on the same show, TMZ, and they asked me who was next up. I said, ‘I kind of like this Israel kid. He’s kind of different, but he’s got some pizazz. He’s got his own character. He’s flashy, but he’s a good martial artist. I think he’s one to watch out for. This is when he first started out. So I gave him his respect.

“Then they asked me, who did I want to fight? Whoever’s at the top. So you’re at the top, my brother, it’s a salute. I never wanted to fight Nick, Nate [Diaz] or Conor [McGregor], or Georges [St-Pierre] because I thought they were weak, easy and whack. I thought they was the best. To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best.”

Considering Woodley is 41 and is coming off a brutal knock out loss to Jake Paul in a boxing, it seems highly unlikely that the UFC would give him a call to fight Adesanya.