“He’s really just working his way back up,” Tyron Woodley’s coach issues a statement

“He’s really just working his way back up,” Tyron Woodley’s coach issues a statement
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The former Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley’s 2020 didn’t go well; this is certainly a year he would like to forget. Since his loss against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March 2019 with which he also lost the Welterweight championship, Woodley isn’t rebounding.

After this loss, he faced a pair of setbacks against Gilbert Burns and Colby Covington. Covington also broke his rib and the people doubt that the 38 years old former champion has how much gas left in his tank.

Woodley’s unanimous decision loss against Gilbert Burns gave his fan a little hope but Covington’s brutal attack didn’t even let him make it to the final bell. Woodley’s coach Duke Roufus gave MMA fighting an update on Tyron Woodley.

Roufus says, “He’s really just working his way back up, A lot of people don’t realize the change in—You hate to talk about money, but people who fist fight for a living, I did for 20 years, I understand these guys want more than normal people.”

“The way it works when you are the champion you get paid X amount, then you go back to your normal pay and it’s definitely a change of attitude. I think it’s a little harder to stay motivated, I think it’s harder to become champion again in the UFC because it’s such a change of attitude and people who’ve been doing it, I tip my hat to them. It’s very hard.”

“Tyron is working on getting his motivation back. You can say what you want about him, but there’s no quit in the man. I respect that a lot. Most people would give up after the tough days these guys see, but there’s no quit in Tyron and he’s optimistic about 2021 and he’s looking to turn it around.”

Roufus says Woodley is targeting to return in March

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Roufus says that Tyron Woodley is targeting to step back inside the Octagon in March as they are eyeing Michael Chiesa as a probable opponent. Chiesa is booked to face Neil Magny in January and Roufus is focused to make Woodley completely prepared before his next fight.

Roufus says, “I know it’s important to get into a longer training camp situation with Tyron because he’s a special guy. Special people like him and Anthony, they’re more like F-1 racing car engines. They take a very special mechanic to get that fine-tuned engine to perform at the level that they do. If we can get ‘em right, then it’s something special.”

“I think that Tyron heading into 2021 is gonna be a better fighter and person and he’s gonna figure it out. One of my favorite guys I follow in jiu-jitsu—I don’t train with him but I like a lot of what he talks about—is Chris Saunders. He has a great quote about jiu-jitsu: ‘The best isn’t who does the best. The best are the guys who stick around the longest.’ That’s what it is, you’ve just got to endure and keep fighting until you figure it out.”

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