Bryce
Mitchell and Sean
Woodson are seemingly on a collision course to meet in the
Octagon.
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Woodson recently put on a striking masterclass to earn a unanimous
decision win over featherweight veteran Alex
Caceres at UFC
on ESPN 56. “The Sniper” subsequently called out Mitchell in
his post-fight Octagon interview.
“I just beat a Top 15-ranked guy,” Woodson said. “He wasn’t [Top]
15 right now, but when we signed the fight he was Top 15. I feel
like I should be Top 15 next. Next I want Bryce Mitchell. I want
No. 10, then I want No. 5 and then I want a title shot.”
Mitchell took almost no time in accepting the challenge in a
video uploaded to social media.
“When and where, dude? When and where? I’m sitting here watching
this s—t,” Mitchell said. “I’m ready. I need some money. I’m ready
to fight you. Tell me where.”
Woodson hasn’t lost in has last six
UFC outings since falling to Julian
Erosa in 2020. His current winning streak is only marred by a
split draw against Luis
Saldana in 2022. Meanwhile, the Mitchell’s hype train was
derailed when he suffered his first career defeat via submission to
current featherweight champ Ilia
Topuria in 2022. While the Arkansas native bounced back with a
unanimous decision win against Dan Ige, he has
since suffered a brutal knockout loss against Josh Emmett
at UFC 296 in December 2023.