Former undisputed UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley has confirmed he’s planning a return to blended martial arts competitors following his transient stint in skilled boxing, and blames his dropping streak earlier than his Octagon departure on an absence of ambiance while preventing on the promotion’s Apex facility.
Woodley, a former dominant undisputed welterweight champion below the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined from blended martial arts since dropping a Brabo choke loss to Vicente Luque again in 2021, preventing out his contract with the group within the course of.
The defeat got here as St. Louis native, Woodley’s fourth consecutively, following a string of defeats to former champion, Kamaru Usman, in addition to Gilbert Burns and former interim gold holder, Colby Covington.
Making a quick swap to skilled boxing within the time since, Woodley first went the gap with the outspoken, Jake Paul, earlier than dropping a devastating knockout loss to the social media star in a short-notice speedy rematch.
Tyron Woodley confirms plan for MMA comeback
And confirming plans to make good on a comeback to blended martial arts, Woodley revealed he needs to return in an occasion within the Center East, after citing a “simulation”-like really feel to his trio of bouts within the UFC Apex facility.
“To be trustworthy, once I was preventing my final couple MMA fights it was simply type of like a simulation,” Tyron Woodley advised Title Sports activities Community. “The entire Apex enviornment deal is type of wack. It’s like a sparring session, I don’t let individuals come watch me spar. I don’t prefer it, being in a bizarre awkward room. The cage was tremendous small, and I simply actually wasn’t motivated to be in a combat, particularly on the time.”
“These fights to me are like exhibition fights,” Tyron Woodley defined. “I do suppose the followers need to see me go on the market, see me run via anyone, see the Tyron Woodley that they know I’m able to being and put a correct near my MMA profession. So I’m planning for a giant, huge MMA combat – probably within the Center East.”
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