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UFC 230 still doesn’t have a main event announced, but Tyron Woodley says he’s down – as long as a doc signs off on it.

UFC welterweight champion Woodley (19-3-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) is less than two weeks removed from his second-round submission of Darren Till (17-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) in the UFC 228 main event. The presumption has been Woodley next should fight former interim champ Colby Covington (14-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC).

Those two were targeted to fight at UFC 228 before Covington bowed out with nasal surgery, and Till got the call instead. UFC 230 is a high-profile event for the promotion at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 3.

Today, Woodley told MMAjunkie Radio as long as a thumb injury sustained early in his win over Till gets the thumbs up from a doctor or two, he’d gladly headline the card.

“I’ve got an MRI on my thumb and I’m sending it for a second opinion,” Woodley said. “If I’m good, then I have no issue with fighting in November. The more I fight, the better rhythm I get in the swing of things. Obviously, I just fought, so I’m still in phenomenal shape. I’ve been eating pancakes, shrimp fried rice, brownies – taking a week and eating some bullcrap.

“… It all depends on how severe my thumb injury is. I dislocated it in the first round punching him in the back of the head. I thought it was just jammed.”

Woodley and Covington have been verbally sparring for a while now, so the grudge match would be entertaining in the buildup. But Woodley also believes Covington would probably be in trouble against him.

“Think about it: I was going to fight Nate Diaz with a torn labrum,” Woodley said. “He’s not going to try to wrestle me. The only thing he does better than me is dress horribly and wear terrible hats. Outside of that, that’s it. That’s his only advantage – and having extremely corny trash talk.”

Not long after Woodley’s win over Till in Dallas, Covington was trying to goad him into a fight at UFC 230.

Woodley has fought in Madison Square Garden before. He won a “Fight of the Night” bonus against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 in a fight that ended in a majority draw.

“I would love to fight in Madison Square Garden again,” he said. “Not to sound arrogant, but would never take a fight against Darren Till if not 100 percent confident in both my hands. So I think I could beat (Covington) even if my hand’s a little jacked up.”

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