Tyron Woodley will need another win before a possible title shot. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
A fight between top-10 welterweights Tyron Woodley and Rory MacDonald is being targeted for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s summer visit to Canada.
Woodley, 31, scored a second-round stoppage at last month’s UFC 171 by kicking out the leg of former title challenger Carlos Condit. After the win, Woodley felt he deserved a title shot, but with new champ Johny Hendricks sidelined due to arm surgery, the former University of Missouri wrestler will look to firm up his No. 1 contender status by earning a third straight victory. Last year, Woodley told the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show that he was interested in a fight with MacDonald.
MacDonald last appeared at UFC 170 in February, where he battled back from a tough opening round to earn a unanimous decision against Demian Maia. The 24-year-old Canadian has won six of his last seven stretching back to 2011, including wins over the likes of B.J. Penn, Jake Ellenberger and Nate Diaz.