Seeking recovery at UFC 260, Woodley says what was the worst defeat of his career

T. Woodley faces V. Luque in the UFC 260 Foto: Reprodução / Instagram

In a bad phase in his career, Tyron woodley comes from three consecutive defeats. However, there was one in particular, which affected the former welterweight champion (under 77,1kg) more. In an interview with the channel 'TSN Sports', the 'Chosen One', as he is known, stated that the setback for Colby covington, in September 2020, was the most painful of his career and he explained the reasons.

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Covington's former training partner, Woodley stated that he always talked to his friend a lot about his controversial ways and this ended up bringing them closer together. The duel between the two was something that the former division leader did not plan and the defeat in the fight turned the friendship into a rivalry.

“It hurt to lose to him, because Colby was willing to use his controversial ways to provoke some more sensitive people. Whether it was with Brazilians or about politics, whatever he was doing, everything for him, was a game. I think there are certain things you shouldn't joke about. For someone I used to have as a training partner…Yeah, that hurt more than anything else,” said Woodley.

Still in the interview, Tyron stated that he tried to control Covington's momentum, but that his obsession with using provocations to become better known and make money was greater.

“I once told him, 'There's a different way to do this, you're going to look stupid and silly. But if that's what you want to do, go ahead.' He said, 'Man, I'm just trying to get money and build my name so we can make a lot of money.' I told him I wouldn't say anything else. I never said anything about it publicly, because I was the champion. I didn’t have to address him,” Tyron said.

With a record of 19 wins and six losses, Woodley is in a terrible phase in the organization. His last triumph was over Darren till, at UFC 228, in September 2018. Currently, the 'Chosen One' occupies seventh place in the ranking of the division.

Current number one in the category, Colby covington He has a record in MMA of 16 wins and two losses. In December 2019, in UFC 245, the North American faced the owner of the division, Kamaru Usman, and was defeated on points. Before that, the 'Chaos' became interim welterweight champion, after beating the Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos, in June 2018.