“The Chosen One” is returning to blended 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 trying 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 instructed Forbes. “I wanted a while to be regular. In 2021, after I fought these two fights in opposition to Jake [Paul], I simply actually took the following years to journey and go to live shows…I took my self off the grid. From the age of 10 to 40 with no brakes, 30 years straight via. It was my first break in my athletic profession ever.”
“In 2023, there was a whole lot of cap. Lots of people say they wished to battle; Floyd [Mayweather] mentioned he wished to battle. Manny [Pacquiao] mentioned he wished to battle. KSI wished to battle. One was all the way down to a contract, however none of them went via,” Woodley continued. “Now that I’ve the whole lot in place, I can deal with getting this physique again into form and on the point of do extra destruction.”
Regardless that Woodley bought viciously knocked out in his final boxing match in opposition to Jake Paul (watch highlights), he isn’t accomplished with boxing. For now, he has his eyes set on blended martial arts.
The previous UFC champion didn’t reveal which promotion he would battle for, however he mentioned he was engaged on a giant battle.
An apparent touchdown spot could be Skilled Fighters League (PFL), particularly as a result of he has been working as a shade commentator for them…perhaps a battle with Paul? There are additionally a number of regional exhibits he may battle for. Or, he may headline Nate Diaz’s first present for his promotion in opposition to Diaz.
However, Woodley is using a four-fight shedding streak in MMA and was completed by Vincente Luque in his final outing (watch highlights).
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