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.