At UFC 228 the Weltergege enforcement champion had a point to prove and he did exactly with a flawless victory.
Tyron Woodley was often overlooked during his welterweight title line that started at UFC 201 where he eliminated Robbie Lawler.
'The Chosen One' would beat Stephen Thompson and Demian Maia in title defenses in which his style and the way his victories led to a lot of criticism, apart from his very entertaining first collision with Thompson on UFC 209 that ended in a draw.
Woodley was not a popular champion and that only meant that then a new and exciting competition came to the ranks, he had a chip on his shoulder even more.
On September 8, 2018, the champion sent a message that or people liked it or not, he was the best in the world, at least for a little longer.
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Tyron Woodley crushed the hype train of Darren Till after he had submitted him to UFC 228
Tyron Woodley came to UFC 228 as the underdog when he prepared to defend his goodweight title against the undefeated Darren Till.
After beating Stephen Thompson and Donald Cerrone, the 17-0-1 was already a star where the UFC was firmly behind.
Unfortunately, the 25-year-old came across a champion who was not completely ready at that time to pass the torch.
The first round was briefly in action, as expected, where both men want to read their opponent to try to catch them with a big shot.
A large part of the reason why Woodley's title defense was criticized, was his low output, but with the champion with such an explosive force in his hands, opponents could not run the risk of opening him.
Only 10 seconds in the second round, until he seemed to press the action by entering a big shot, eating a right hand on the counter that dropped him for his problems.
Woodley remained damage due to the top position during the Round Countries until he locked up a d'Arce choke for the entry victory.
UFC statistics show that Woodley is up to 74-1 inland, with the challenger trying in total only 7 strikes.
Tyron Woodley's impressive victory over Darren Till would be his last victory in the Achthoek
After the cautious style of Tyron Woodley turned out to be very effective, an opponent was ultimately able to overcome this by pace the champion of good weight.
'The Chosen One' would go to Kamaru Usman the next March, where he was dethroned after a dominant version of the Challenger, who won all five rounds.
UFC 228 would be Woodley's last victory in the Octagon, because his one -sided defeat against Usman was the change of the guard who expected many to be his collision with drones until that was.
Tyron Woodley's opponents after UFC 228Event & Datoeresultkamaru usmanufc 235, March 2019Nanimous Decision Lossgilbert Burnsufc Vegas 1, May 2020Unanimous Decision Losscolby Covingtonufc Vegas 11, September 2020tko), March.
Woodley would have his MMA return, four years after its last UFC fight, where the GFL was selected as the first pick.