Tyron Woodley News

bjpenndotcom - November 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/KHlEl9DNu6c Friday afternoon at the UFC 205 early weigh-ins, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley were involved in a brief situation which had the MMA community buzzing. Woodley walked past McGregor, who appeared to nod at Woodley. When ‘The Chosen One’ didn’t reciprocate the gesture, McGregor continued to eye the welterweight champ down.

Russell Ess - November 11, 2016

Prior to the UFC 205 pre-fight press conference, UFC welterweight Tyron Woodley had good things to say about UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - November 11, 2016

Friday morning, both UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor & UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley hit the scales for their respective UFC 205 scraps tomorrow night. While both men are slated to fight different opponents, one would think the pair are slated to fight each other. Backstage footage showed Woodley walking into the room, and McGregor eyeing him down. When Woodley noticed what McGregor was doing, he appeared to say something to him before walking off.

bjpenndotcom - November 11, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had a bit of a heated moment Friday morning in New York during the UFC 205 early weigh-ins. Footage of the moment showed Woodley walking past McGregor, who proceeded to eye down the welterweight champ as he passed by. Woodley recognized the situation and appeared to say something to the featherweight champ before walking off.

Tom Taylor - November 7, 2016

This weekend, in the co-main event of the blockbuster UFC 205, new welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt the first defense of his title against streaking karate specialist Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. In advance of this massive welterweight showdown, Woodley’s current coach Duke Roufus appeared on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour to discuss his student’s looming challenge. On the show, Roufus was asked for a prediction as to how the match will go, and likened it to a 1971 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The bout, which was the first of three between the two boxing legends, saw Frazier upset Ali with a unanimous decision win. In Roufus’ mind, Woodley will play the part of Frazier.

Chris Taylor - November 6, 2016

Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to make his first title defense at next month’s UFC 205 event in New York when he squares off with top contender Stephen Thompson. “Wonderboy” is a very unique fighter and his karate style has been able to frustrate many of his past opponents.

bjpenndotcom - November 3, 2016

In just under two weeks, on November 12th, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will be stepping into the Octagon to fight Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in the co-main event of UFC 205. The fight will serve as Woodley’s first title defense after he claimed the belt by knocking out Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201, delivering a ‘knockout of the year’ candidate as he slumped Lawler with an overhand right to claim the welterweight championship. While his first title defense is against a very game Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, who possesses arguably some of the best striking skills in the UFC, Woodley has been preparing for ‘Wonderboy’ by bringing in welterweight prospect Sage Northcutt, who also comes from a Karate background much like Thompson. Leading up to the fight, Woodley has explained that he believes Northcutt’s explosiveness, as well as his strength actually make him a better version of Stephen Thompson.

bjpenndotcom - November 3, 2016

UFC welterweight #1 contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the UFC today. With a 13-1 professional MMA record that has seen ‘Wonderboy’ go 8-1 inside the Octagon, racking up numerous highlight reel knockout wins, in addition to a 20-0 professional kickboxing record that has seen him win two cruiserweight world championships, Thompson is undoubtably a feared striker. Ahead of his UFC 205 scrap with Tyron Woodley in the co-main event, where Thompson hopes to claim the UFC welterweight championship on November 12th, the #1 contender spoke on a recent UFC 205 media call to lay out his gameplan for the fight.

Chris Taylor - October 31, 2016

Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title for the first time when he squares off with Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC 205 in New York on November 12. “The Chosen One” recently took some time out of his busy schedule to jump on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment with host Chris Taylor.

Chris Taylor - October 30, 2016

Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is busy preparing for his first title defense which takes place November 12 against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 in New York. The champ, who earned the 170-pound title at UFC 201 after starching Robbie Lawler with a first-round KO, was a recent guest on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment with Chris Taylor, where he discussed the upcoming lightweight title fight between current champ Eddie Alvarez and challenger Conor McGregor.

Chris Taylor - October 30, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will look to make his first title defense when he squares off with Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC 205 this November 12 at Madison Square Garden. “The Chosen One” was a recent guest on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment with Chris Taylor where he discussed the heated rivalry between himself and Wonderboy. His words.

Chris Taylor - October 30, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will look to defend his title for the first time in the co-main attraction of next month’s UFC 205 event in New York when he takes on top contender Stephen Thompson. That same evening at Madison Square Garden, current UFC featherweight title holder Conor McGregor will move up a weight class to challenge current UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for his 155-pound strap.

Tom Taylor - October 30, 2016

In less than two weeks’ time, in the co-main event of UFC 205, Tyron Woodley will defend his UFC welterweight title against streaking karate expert Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Given the starkly differing styles possessed by the two men, and the fight-altering power they share, this is a difficult fight to predict. No matter the end result, however, this welterweight title fight marks a massive moment in the history of the UFC welterweight division. In advance of this compelling championship showdown, the folks over at MMAFighting.com have constructed an awesome video retracing the road that led us to it. This video recounts the careers of both Woodley and Thompson, from their respective UFC debuts, to the momentary stumbles they both experienced as they made their rises, to the wins that established them as champion and number-one-contender.

Tom Taylor - October 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/X5De-fIlwvg On November 12, in the co-main event of UFC 205, Tyron Woodley will attempt to make the first defense of his UFC welterweight title. He’ll make this attempt opposite talented karate specialist Stephen Thompson, who will enter the cage with seven-straight wins in his wake.

bjpenndotcom - October 22, 2016

Tyron Woodley is in for the fight of his life when he takes on Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 205 next month, and appears to be training hard for it. “The Chosen One” brought the cameras around as he prepares for “Wonderboy”  at UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden for the UFC’s historic first ever event in the Empire State.

bjpenndotcom - October 22, 2016

In exactly three weeks, UFC welterweight champion Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley will step into the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC 205 for his first title defense. The fight, which is slated to be against dynamic striker Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, is one that has fight fans split down the middle in regards to who they think will win. Ahead of the fight, Woodley has enlisted the help of young standout Sage Northcutt, who is now training at Roufusport in Milwaukee with Woodley for the fight.

bjpenndotcom - October 3, 2016

At the end of July, Tyron Woodley left the MMA community stunned as he picked up a spectacular first round knockout win over Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 203. The win not only earned Woodley the UFC welterweight championship, but marked just the second time over the course of Lawler’s fifteen year professional MMA career that he had been stopped. Following the win, Woodley opted to challenge former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre and MMA veteran Nick Diaz to fights, rather than look for a fight with welterweight #1 contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. While Woodley caught criticism for the move, he ultimately was booked to fight Stephen Thompson at UFC 205.

Tom Taylor - October 2, 2016

Earlier this month, on the main card of UFC 203, former WWE star CM Punk made his long-awaited first steps into the Octagon. Unfortunately, those steps would not go as he planned, as he was put away by Mickey Gall in the first frame. Despite this emphatic loss, however, Punk seems hellbent on getting back on the horse and taking another fight – whether that fight is inside the UFC’s Octagon, or in the cage of another promotion like Bellator. In fact, the pro wrestling star is already training to that end, sharpening his tools alongside monsters like former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis and current UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley at Duke Roufus’ Milwaukee gym.