UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley offered the holder of the interim title Colby Covington to make a bet as so this would make their duel more attractive to the audience: "If he wants to play, then I challenge him. Every time he tries to touch my leg or move me down, he'll owe me $10,000. Let's make a bet. I will not conduct a takedown fight.”
“Do you want to return the greatness to the division? People want to see the exchange of blows, not wrestling and grappling. We can wear a wrestling uniform if you like, but I'm offering you a deal. $10 thousand for each attempt to transfer me to the ground. Under such conditions, the battle will end very quickly. I knocked out Lawler," Woodley said.
