Tyron Woodley’s coach, Duke Roufus, has said the former UFC welterweight champion doesn’t get enough credit for his hectic schedule and short training camps in the lead up to his fights.
Woodley (19-4-1) suffered his first UFC loss in almost five years to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March, losing his welterweight title in the process. After winning the belt against Robbie Lawler in July 2016, “The Chosen One” fought three title fights in less than eight months, something that Roufus feels more people should respect Woodley for.
“I want to reiterate about Tyron, a lot of people don’t realize, we soldiered through back-to-back-to-back-to-back fights, right out of injury into short training camps,” Roufus told MMA Fighting.