It didn’t take lengthy for Sean Woodson to line up his potential subsequent task.
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 resolution win over Alex Caceres (21-15 MMA, 16-13 UFC) on the UFC on ESPN 56 major card at Enterprise Heart in St. Louis.
Woodson took intention at fellow featherweight Bryce Mitchell (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), and Mitchell wasted no time letting unfastened 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 needs to be (ranked within the) prime 15 subsequent. Subsequent, I would like Bryce Mitchell. I would like No. 10, then I would like No. 5, then I need a title shot.”
Inside minutes after Woodson left the cage in entrance of his dwelling 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 would like some cash. I’m able to struggle you. Inform me the place.”
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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 dwelling 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 mentioned about preventing at dwelling. “I can’t even put it into phrases. I really feel like I’m going to sound like an fool if I even strive. But it surely’s a dream come true.”
Woodson is 5-0-1 because the lone lack of his profession, which got here almost 4 years in the past to Julian Erosa. He was constructing on a cut up resolution win over Charles Jourdain earlier this yr heading into the struggle with Caceres, which now stands as arguably his most prolific win.
Woodson mentioned he thinks he’s somebody to be careful for at 145 kilos.
“I’m the darkish horse on this division,” he mentioned. “I will be one of the best on the planet. I’ve every little thing it takes to get there. The world simply doesn’t comprehend 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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