UFC News: Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman get into a heated exchange on Twitter

What's the story?

The UFC's Welterweight Division seems to be in a mess right now, given that not only is UFC President Dana White ready to move on without current champion Tyron Woodley but the champ himself has been engaged in social media wars against numerous challengers who are vouching for a title shot.

In a recent exchange between Woodley and Kamaru Usman, the latter seemingly claimed that a title fight between him and Woodley has been signed.

In case you didn't know...

Tyron Woodley is coming off a highly successful 2018 having successfully defended his title against the likes of Stephen Thompson, Demian Maia, and very recently against Darren Till at UFC 228.

Kamaru Usman, meanwhile, is coming off a huge win over former Lightweight Champion, Rafael Dos Anjos, whom 'The Nigerian Nightmare' defeated at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale to cement his place as one of the top contenders' for the UFC Welterweight Championship.

The heart of the matter

In a recent tweet, UFC Welterweight challenger Kamaru Usman claimed that the UFC has apparently agreed to a title fight between him and champion Tyron Woodley. Usman tweeted out the following, claiming that the deal is done and in March 2019 he will be Welterweight Champion of the world.

Bruh👀 Quit lying to these people and getting them pumped. Will fight Colby and you this year. He has to catch this fade first https://t.co/3z4Xsqm1dO

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) January 3, 2019

Tyron Woodley, in response to Usman, however, asked the latter not to lie to the people and get them pumped up with false hopes. Woodley also stated that he will be fighting Colby Covington first and then shift his focus on Usman.

What am I lying about? Do I not have a signed contract with your name on it? Just face the reality March 2nd you’re standing across the octagon from Me. Now get your shit together and let’s run it @TWooodley https://t.co/mvgRM3MTEz

— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) January 3, 2019

The two men continued the social media war with a series of tweets:

Bruh.....you are coming off stupid and I don’t do Twitter Beef you got my line. But what you don’t have is a damn agreement signed by me. Now quit lying before I lose respect for you. I said I will fight both of you. The order is to be determined. Chill, take a number & fall back https://t.co/SdcYYuu46m

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) January 3, 2019

I’m coming off stupid...? The order has been determined by the Boss himself @danawhite now like you said you’re the only one who hasn’t signed. I wonder what that means 👀👀🤔🤔 https://t.co/cSeKcCqgpK

— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) January 3, 2019

That means you are a liar. You just said it was signed and a done deal right? You and Ali forging my signature? I love how “The Bossman” and you are so close. 6 seconds ago you were getting shit on for being 30%. Stop this isn’t your style 🤚🏽 coming off wack https://t.co/Hd4ZJ22SZc

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) January 3, 2019

What's next?

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington have both made their cases clear regarding a potential shot at the UFC Welterweight Title. However, from this point onwards, it'll be interesting to see what Dana White and the UFC has in store for Woodley and the rest of the division.

With the likes of Ben Askren, Robbie Lawler and several other fighters lurking, UFC is definitely going to have a tough time in containing this division down.