Tyron Woodley Aiming For Return At UFC 226

Tyron Woodley said in a recent interview that he is targeting a return from injury at UFC 226. You can see highlights from the interview with MMAjunkie below:

On resting up and recovering from injury until the summer and UFC 226: “At that point, it will be perfect time, and the proper opponent will emerge.”

On aiming to fight on the biggest cards of the year: “Keep me on the big cards, because at the end of the day, I’m the best in the world.”

On who he may defend against next: “(Former UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos) is probably the closest,” he said. “Of anybody in that pool, it would probably be him. The other guys that are talking and chirping, they know they’re not in position to fight me. But they figure, hey, nobody else is going to fight him, why not try to put myself in position. But none of these guys really want to see me. They all talk about wanting to fight – my toughest matchups are behind me.”

On people trying to talk their way into a fight with him: “Of course, they want to talk. They want to fight. They saw what Conor McGregor did, and it’s unfortunate that some guys that aren’t even good at trash-talking are trying to talk themselves into a fight. I’ve earned my position, even before the UFC in Strikeforce. Name the last easy fight I ever had. I’ve been fighting killers, former champions, former title contenders, and that’s been my road to the top. So if these guys want to make me interested, they need to win a little bit more. They need to make their resume a little bit stronger.”