“The Chosen One” is returning to combined martial arts (MMA).
It has been three years and 6 months since former Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley final competed in MMA, however he’s seeking to change that quickly. The previous 170 lb kingpin revealed in a current interview that he’s returning to MMA after a disastrous two-fight stint in boxing.
“I’m engaged on a comeback, not that I ever left, however lots of people thought I had retired from combating,” Woodley advised Forbes. “I wanted a while to be regular. In 2021, after I fought these two fights towards Jake [Paul], I simply actually took the subsequent years to journey and go to concert events…I took my self off the grid. From the age of 10 to 40 with no brakes, 30 years straight by. It was my first break in my athletic profession ever.”
“In 2023, there was quite a lot of cap. Lots of people say they wished to combat; Floyd [Mayweather] stated he wished to combat. Manny [Pacquiao] stated he wished to combat. KSI wished to combat. One was all the way down to a contract, however none of them went by,” Woodley continued. “Now that I’ve all the things in place, I can deal with getting this physique again into form and on the point of do extra destruction.”
Despite the fact that Woodley acquired viciously knocked out in his final boxing match towards Jake Paul (watch highlights), he isn’t carried out with boxing. For now, he has his eyes set on combined martial arts.
The previous UFC champion didn’t reveal which promotion he would combat for, however he stated he was engaged on an enormous combat.
An apparent touchdown spot could be Skilled Fighters League (PFL), particularly as a result of he has been working as a coloration commentator for them…perhaps a combat with Paul? There are additionally a number of regional exhibits he may combat for. Or, he may headline Nate Diaz’s first present for his promotion towards Diaz.
Nonetheless, Woodley is driving a four-fight dropping streak in MMA and was completed by Vincente Luque in his final outing (watch highlights).
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