” Listen, all of us grow older, it occurs. It occurs to the finest of us. But Woodleys had an excellent profession. Hes been a champion, hes been around here for a while, had a great run in Strikeforce too.”
For fans of Tyron Woodley, the result of Saturdays centerpiece was a bitter pill to swallow; for UFC President Dana White, it might have been a sign that the welterweight star ought to retire.
White thinks the Covington-Woodley animosity match had the possible to match Covingtons last fight, but that fans didnt get the very best variation of Woodley at the UFC APEX on Saturday.
Prior to this rough patch, Woodley was on a four-year unbeaten run that consisted of four consecutive welterweight title defenses and wins over the likes of Darren Till, Demian Maia, Stephen Thompson, and Robbie Lawler. White suggested that other company chances might have begun to distract Woodley, but otherwise he could not identify where things started to go downhill for Woodleys fighting career.
White verified that Woodley suffered a rib injury, which led to a TKO victory for Covington. For Woodley, it was his third straight loss and second given that dropping his UFC title to Kamaru Usman in March of last year. All in all, Woodley has actually all lost 14 straight rounds in his fights with Usman, Gilbert Burns, and Covington.
Mainly, White was dissatisfied that the sticking around bad blood between Covington and Woodley didnt lead to the kind of firefight that Covington and Usman produced at UFC 245. That battle was likewise a thriller for four rounds that ended with Usman breaking Covingtons jaw in the fifth to earn the surface.
” I think that he needs to begin considering hanging it up,” White said of Woodleys future. “Hes had a great profession, hes had a terrific run. Hes made cash.”
It was a frustrating end to a dull performance for Woodley, one that had White admitting at the post-event press conference that the previous UFC champ may have to call it a profession quickly.
” I think that he must begin thinking about hanging it up,” White said of Woodleys future. White validated that Woodley suffered a rib injury, which resulted in a TKO success for Covington.” Listen, I do not desire to have the whole lets s * it on Woodley press conference, however Woodleys had this throughout his career,” White stated.” It depended on what Woodley was going to show up,” White stated.
” Listen, I do not wish to have the entire lets s * it on Woodley interview, however Woodleys had this throughout his career,” White stated. “Hell come out and knock a guy out explosively and whatever, and after that have a battle where they lay on the fence for 5 rounds. I wouldnt say that this is shocking, that this has actually never happened before, but– I dont know.
Woodley, 38, was en path to a lopsided choice loss in the headlining bout of UFC Vegas 11 versus disliked competing Colby Covington before suffering a rib injury early in the fifth round that caused him to weep out in pain. Referee Dan Miragliotta was fast to acknowledge Woodleys plight and he actioned in to stop the battle.
” It depended on what Woodley was going to reveal up,” White stated. “Which Tyron Woodley was going to reveal up.
