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Tyron Woodley, UFC Apex
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Tyron Woodley blames the UFC Apex environment for late MMA career struggles

Curtis Calhoun - May 20, 2024

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley feels fighting in the UFC Apex towards the end of his promotional career impacted his in-cage performances. Woodley is targeting a return to combat sports later in 2024 after a long hiatus from competition. He hasn’t fought in any capacity since a knockout loss to Jake Paul in their boxing rematch in 2021.

Mike Perry
Mike Perry

Mike Perry calls out former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley for boxing match on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson card

Fernando Quiles - May 19, 2024

Mike Perry is looking for his next fight, and he’s itching to share the ring with Tyron Woodley on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard. Paul vs. Tyson will be taking place inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20th, and Perry is hoping he gets a chance to be on a massive stage against a former UFC champion. Of course, this would be a traditional boxing fight if they were to be on the same card as “The Problem Child” vs. “Iron” Mike.

Tyron Woodley, Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao

Tyron Woodley blasts "greedy" Manny Pacquiao for stalled boxing fight talks

Curtis Calhoun - April 1, 2024

Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley says Manny Pacquiao is attempting to financially sabotage their potential boxing showdown. Woodley recently revealed discussions are ongoing with Pacquiao and his team about a boxing match for this summer. He hasn’t fought in boxing since a knockout loss to Jake Paul in December 2021.

Tyron Woodley, Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao

Tyron Woodley reveals discussions with Manny Pacquiao for boxing return: "Are we fighting or what!?"

Josh Evanoff - March 27, 2024

Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley is hoping to face Manny Pacquiao in a boxing match later this year. ‘The Chosen One’ has had a quiet last few years. Tyron Woodley was famously released by the UFC in 2021, after suffering four straight losses. Quickly, he entered the influencer boxing scene and faced Jake Paul that August. In their first bout, ‘The Problem Child’ picked up a split-decision victory after eight rounds of action.

Tyron Woodley Sean Strickland
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Sean Strickland gets scolded by former UFC champion Tyron Woodley for asking permission to fight Jake Paul: "Why the f*ck you asked Hunter?"

Fernando Quiles - February 21, 2024

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has taken issue with Sean Strickland asking UFC for permission to fight Jake Paul. Strickland, an ex-UFC middleweight titleholder, has gotten into a back-and-forth exchange with Paul on social media. “The Problem Child” slammed Strickland for taking advantage of influencer Sneako during a sparring session. In the clip, Sneako was covering up while Strickland unloaded with punches. Strickland isn’t known for having an off-switch, and often dials things up to 100 with just about anyone he interacts with.

Tyron Woodley, Donald Cerrone, UFC
Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley vents frustration after being paid the same money as Donald Cerrone by UFC: “That motherf*cker ain’t never touched gold”

Susan Cox - February 1, 2024

Tyron Woodley is venting his frustration after being paid the same money as Donald Cerrone by the UFC. Woodley, speaking on the ‘MIGHTYcast’ podcast with Demetrious Johnson shared that he wanted ‘out’ of the UFC:

Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley sounds off on “disrespectful” Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy: “I don’t like him”

Harry Kettle - January 31, 2024

Former UFC fighter Tyron Woodley has lashed out at Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy. It’s been a while since we last saw Tyron Woodley compete. In recent years, his most notable appearances came in the form of back-to-back boxing defeats at the hands of Jake Paul.

Tyron Woodley, Georges St-Pierre
Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley alleges that Georges St-Pierre turned down a "dumb bag" to fight him: "Eight figures"

Josh Evanoff - December 28, 2023

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has alleged that Georges St-Pierre turned down a massive payday against him. ‘The Chosen One’ hasn’t been seen in combat sports since a sixth-round knockout loss to Jake Paul in the boxing ring in December 2021. Since then, Tyron Woodley has been quiet about a potential return. However, he did show interest in facing ‘The Problem Child’ in his PFL debut, slated for late 2024.

Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley reveals the one opponent he would return to the UFC to fight: “The only person I would just want to beat the f—k out of”

Harry Kettle - September 22, 2023

Tyron Woodley has revealed the one UFC fighter he’d return to face if he were given the opportunity to do so. In his prime, Tyron Woodley was one of the best fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship – and perhaps mixed martial arts as a whole. He had the kind of fight style that ensured he could take on all comers, and he was the UFC welterweight champion. Unfortunately, he didn’t end his UFC career in the best way, losing four straight fights before leaving the promotion.

Tyron Woodley and Logan Paul
Logan Paul

Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley calls out Logan Paul

Fernando Quiles - August 6, 2023

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley is calling for a boxing match with Logan Paul. Paul’s brother, Jake Paul, had two boxing matches with Woodley. Jake defeated “The Chosen One” both times, with the rematch ending in a knockout. Woodley is open to dabbling into another boxing match with a Paul brother, but this time it’s Logan.

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Tyron Woodley rips Instagram post for ranking Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler ahead of him in GOAT welterweights: “I smashed him. Nick never won a title”

Harry Kettle - April 4, 2023

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has torn into an Instagram post ranking the best 170-pounders of all time. While he may have most recently been in the boxing ring, Tyron Woodley is best known for his mixed martial arts career. Towards the end of his run with UFC, as we know, he lost four straight.

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Tyron Woodley shares what he thinks is the best performance of his career

Cole Shelton - February 27, 2023

Tyron Woodley thinks two fights stand out as the best performances of his career, but one more than the other. Woodley is the former UFC welterweight champion and defended his title three times and had great wins over Darren Till and Robbie Lawler to win the belt. Woodley says those two performances were the best of his career, but he says the win over Till was his best because it was clear the UFC wanted the Brit to win.

Jake Paul, Tommy Fury
Jake Paul

Tyron Woodley claims Tommy Fury is comparable to Nate Robinson in terms of difficulty for Jake Paul: "Every other fighter, in my opinion, is tougher than Tommy"

Cole Shelton - February 23, 2023

Tyron Woodley doesn’t think Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury will be competitive. Paul and Fury are set to headline an ESPN Top Rank pay-per-view on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. It’s a fight both men have wanted and after it was booked twice previously but both times Fury pulled out but it will finally happen on Sunday.

Tyron Woodley, KSI
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Tyron Woodley blasts KSI for ducking him after signing a contract to box the YouTuber: "You are not a real fighter"

Cole Shelton - February 22, 2023

Tyron Woodley believes YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI never truly wanted to box him but was using his name for clout. After Woodley lost back-to-back fights to Jake Paul, Paul mentioned Woodley as a possible opponent for his rival, KSI. The two sides then began negotiating a deal and Woodley says he signed a deal to box KSI but the YouTuber declined and decided to fight Dillon Danis instead.

Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley
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Tyron Woodley interested in facing Jake Paul in PFL, blasts people for saying he took a dive: "If you stand still and let someone punch you as hard as they can, you can die!"

Cole Shelton - February 21, 2023

Tyron Woodley believes he and Jake Paul could fight again, but this time in MMA. Woodley made his boxing debut against Paul in August of 2021, with Jake winning a split decision in a fight the former UFC champion thought he won. The two then rematched a few months later in December but this time around, it was Paul winning by KO.

Tyron Woodley, Israel Adesanya
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Tyron Woodley not ruling out a return to UFC as free agency continues: "I don't get my feelings hurt in business"

Cole Shelton - February 21, 2023

Tyron Woodley isn’t ruling out fighting in the UFC again. Woodley is the former UFC welterweight champion and fought in the promotion from 2013 to 2021. He went 9-6-1 in the Octagon and defended his title three times. However, after having some disputes with Dana White and losing four straight fights, he was ultimately released from the UFC.

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KSI

Tyron Woodley blasts KSI over "disrespectful" fight negotiations: "It made me want to hurt him"

Josh Evanoff - January 31, 2023

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has cast light on his negotiations with KSI. ‘The Chosen One’ has been out of action since his rematch with Jake Paul in December 2021. While their first outing months prior saw Woodley have some success and lose by split decision, the former UFC champion wasn’t as lucky for the second encounter.

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KSI

Tyron Woodley calls out KSI: “You a whole bitch”

Zain Bando - January 6, 2023

Tyron Woodley did not mince words when the news broke that Dillon Danis had pulled out of his highly-anticipated grudge match with KSI, which was scheduled for Jan. 14 on DAZN pay-per-view. When it was revealed that “Faze Temper” would be stepping in on short notice to save the main event and the entire card, Woodley, a former UFC welterweight champion, took to social media to voice his concerns in the most Woodley-like fashion possible, which got the fans riled up.