Few people believed that Tyron Woodley would knockout Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 this past July. Woodley certainly possessed one-punch knockout power, but Lawler was one of the pound-for-pound best strikers in mixed martial arts (MMA) who only tasted defeat via strikes once before.
So when Woodley stopped "Ruthless" early in the first round to claim the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title, fight fans around the world were thrown off guard. But in the end, "The Chosen One" did what he wanted to do to a teammate incapable of defending his most likely shot.
With the belt around his waist, the biggest power puncher in the division in his rearview and a new found popularity to call his own, Woodley has begun to pull a Michael Bisping and calls his own shots.