Woodley and Askren starred on the University of Missouri’s wrestling team together more than a decade ago, and are close friends. The threads between these fighters are plentiful. And crashing this weekend’s party is Colby Covington, the orphaned interim champion who flew out to Las Vegas with his bullhorn to protest the proceedings, lobby, and generally be a thorn in UFC president Dana White’s side. The swing bout of the pay-per-view features the long-estranged and highly touted Ben Askren in his UFC debut against division stalwart Robbie Lawler. Tyron Woodley, the current 170-pound champion, is defending his title against the undefeated Kamaru Usman in the co-main event. It’s a super-stacked fight card, but the focal point of UFC 235 shouldn’t be Jon Jones-it should be that it’s a welterweight grand prix between five guys and a megaphone.
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