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Tyron Woodley recently provided an update on what he has been up to as of late and shared exciting plans for an MMA comeback fight. The former UFC welterweight champion described his training and noted that he is physically capable of training and competing in MMA again.
The former welterweight champion parted ways with the UFC following his submission loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 260 in 2021. It was his fourth consecutive loss and the final bout on his contract, which ended his tenure with the promotion. Following his departure, Woodley transitioned to boxing and competed in back-to-back bouts against Jake Paul.
While speaking to Brian Mazique, 'The Chosen One' disclosed that he is preparing for a return to MMA and took the past year off from competition to heal his body. Woodley mentioned that he intends to do compete in both boxing and MMA and hinted that it will be a big fight:
"Now I kinda got everything in position. Now I can focus on getting this body back in shape, getting ready to do more destruction...MMA [is next]. I'm not done with the boxing thing either cause it's fun, it's easier on the body to train, it's less martial arts you have to do together. But I'm prepared for a big MMA fight. I can't give out a lot of it, but I'm working on something right now." [1:16 - 1:48]
Check out Tyron Woodley's comments below:
How long was Tyron Woodley's UFC welterweight title reign?
Tyron Woodley had a lengthy reign as UFC welterweight champion, which began after an impressive first-round knockout win over Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in 2016.
'The Chosen One' was an active champion for the majority of his title reign that lasted until 2019. Woodley defended his welterweight championship on five occasions including his majority draw against Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson. His reign came to an end at UFC 235, where he lost a dominant unanimous decision to Kamaru Usman.
Check out MMA History Today's tweet regarding Tyron Woodley's final successful title defense below:
