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Tyron Woodley Says Rafael Dos Anjos Got Played Into Accepting UFC 225 Fight

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos faces Colby Covington for the vacant UFC Interim Welterweight Title at UFC 225.

UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley is expected to face the winner of that bout, but he feels that RDA got played into accepting the fight in the first place.

Woodley expressed his thoughts via a post on twitter:

 

Dos Anjos got word of what the champion was stating and would take to Twitter for a pair of statements of his own:

 

 

The welterweight champion is still recovering from shoulder surgery and is expected to return to action later this year.

UFC 225 takes place on Saturday, June 9 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois with Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.

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