This was supposed to be the one that brought the old Tyron Woodley back.
It sounds strange now, but it was only a little over a year and a half ago that Woodley, 38, was the reigning welterweight champion of the world. One can’t be blamed for forgetting. His title run ended unceremoniously with a one-sided drubbing at the hands of Kamaru Usman. Any hopes that that performance was just an off-night were erased when Woodley returned 14 months later and put on an equally flat performance against Gilbert Burns.
He offered little resistance in ceding his belt to Usman and then showed zero urgency in what should have been his comeback fight.