It didn’t take lengthy for Sean Woodson to line up his potential subsequent project.
Woodson (12-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) on Saturday used a few of his time on the microphone to make a callout after his unanimous choice win over Alex Caceres (21-15 MMA, 16-13 UFC) on the UFC on ESPN 56 essential card at Enterprise Middle in St. Louis.
Woodson took intention at fellow featherweight Bryce Mitchell (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), and Mitchell wasted no time letting free with a response.
“I simply beat a prime 15-ranked man,” Woodson advised Michael Bisping in his in-cage post-fight interview. “I really feel like I ought to be (ranked within the) prime 15 subsequent. Subsequent, I need Bryce Mitchell. I need No. 10, then I need No. 5, then I need a title shot.”
Inside minutes after Woodson left the cage in entrance of his house followers in St. Louis, Mitchell let him know his callout was not in useless.
“When and the place, dude? When and the place?” Mitchell posted in a video on social media. “I’m sitting right here watching this sh*t. I’m prepared. I want some cash. I’m able to struggle you. Inform me the place.”
Mitchell began his profession 15-0, together with 6-0 within the UFC. However at UFC 282, he was choked out by new champion Ilia Topuria on his ascent to the title. He rebounded with a win over Dan Ige, however three months later, this previous December, was brutally knocked out by Josh Emmett.
Mitchell was born and lives in Arkansas. Woodson was preventing in entrance of his house followers in St. Louis in Missouri, Arkansas’ neighbor to the north.
“It’s a dream come true being within the UFC, however this proper right here is one other dream come true,” Woodson stated about preventing at house. “I can’t even put it into phrases. I really feel like I’m going to sound like an fool if I even strive. Nevertheless it’s a dream come true.”
Woodson is 5-0-1 for the reason that lone lack of his profession, which got here almost 4 years in the past to Julian Erosa. He was constructing on a cut up choice win over Charles Jourdain earlier this 12 months heading into the struggle with Caceres, which now stands as arguably his most prolific win.
Woodson stated he thinks he’s somebody to be careful for at 145 kilos.
“I’m the darkish horse on this division,” he stated. “I could be the perfect on this planet. I’ve every thing it takes to get there. The world simply doesn’t understand it but. I do know it, my staff is aware of it, and my metropolis is aware of it. I’m coming for that belt. I promise you.”
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