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Despite a discouraging three-fight skid in the UFC,
Tyron
Woodley does not have designs on calling it a career just
yet.
Woodley is coming off a technical knockout loss to bitter rival
Colby
Covington at
UFC Fight Night 178 in which the bout was halted early in Round
5 due to a rib injury. The former welterweight champion was not
especially competitive prior to the stoppage, as Covington
controlled the majority of the fight.
“I’m not retiring – I’m not giving it up,” Woodley said on
Instagram. “I’m not switching all my coaches up. I’m not changing
the continent I live on. I’m not doing all that.
“Some s—t didn’t happen and guess what? I don’t know why it didn’t
happen. I did everything to make it happen. Now we just take a deep
breath and see what’s next.”
Woodley’s statement is in contrast to the advice of UFC president
Dana White, who urged the 38-year-old veteran to
consider retirement at Saturday’s post-fight press
conference.
“I think that he should start thinking about hanging it up,” White
said. “He’s had a great career, he’s had a great run. He’s made
money.”
Prior to facing Covington, dropped lopsided five-round verdicts
against Gilbert
Burns at UFC on ESPN 9 on May 30 and against Kamaru
Usman at UFC 235 in March 2019. He was unbeaten in seven
Octagon appearances from from August 2014 to September 2018, a
stretch that included victories in four title fights.
