Woodley says he simply had an f evening.
UFC 235 occurred this previous Saturday with some thrilling fights that included Jon Bones Jones efficiently defending his mild heavyweight title towards Anthony Smith. One the opposite huge fights was within the welterweight division as Tyron Woodley was set to defend his title towards Kamaru Usman. Ultimately, Usman dominated the struggle and was in a position to make fast work Woodley. The win made Usman the primary African-born UFC Champion.
After the struggle, Woodley spoke to TMZ Sports the place he defined that the loss will be chalked as much as only a unhealthy evening within the Octagon and that he had made some errors throughout coaching that he’ll study from the subsequent time round.
“You may’t have a nasty evening within the Octagon,” Woodley stated. “All people is aware of that wasn’t attribute Tyron Woodley.”
Woodley needs to have a rematch with Usman and is kind of assured that he can come by means of and take his belt again. Though for now, Woodley must await that probability because it has already been introduced that Usman will struggle Colby Covington in his first ever title protection struggle.
Saturday’s loss was Woodley’s first defeat since 2014 though he isn’t too apprehensive about his confidence shifting ahead, saying: “If you cannot take adversity, you are probably not a champion.”