Tyron Woodley was not a fan of the Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington championship fight.
Usman retained his welterweight title at UFC 245 in an absolute barnburner with Covington, taking him out in the fifth round.
But Woodley, the former champ who lost his title to Usman, was not impressed by either man’s showing.
“Kamaru won the fight, broke Colby’s jaw. Colby I thought was winning the fight by a little small margin,” Woodley said on “The Hollywood Beatdown.” “Wasn’t impressed, my man. I was really disgusted. I want to throw up, the fact that I lost to Usman.”
Both Usman and Covington surprised many with their approach to the fight, deciding to exchange punches in the pocket. Neither man would go down until late in the fifth round, when Usman was able to drop Covington twice and delivered the finals blows with under a minute remaining.
Woodley did credit both men for their toughness, but he was baffled with their game plans.
“If I would have punched Colby, he may be on life support right now,” Woodley said. “Like when I’m looking at how many punches those guys took, I was impressed with their durability. I was impressed by the fact that they kept doing it over and over again.
“But as far as IQ, moving your (expletive) head maybe to the side so the punch misses your head, I didn’t see a lot of that. I was surprised I didn’t see a lot of wrestling, I thought I was going to see a lot, a lot of wrestling.”
Covington suffered a fractured jaw during the fight and continued to brawl for another three rounds. Despite his antics, Covington was credited by UFC president Dana White and some of his peers for his toughness and heart.
But not by Woodley.
“I just don’t like when people try to give unnecessary savage moments. Yeah, he broke his jaw. ‘Oh, he broke his jaw in the second round, and he kept fighting.’ But you lost,” Woodley said. “How many times have I felt … broken my foot against Kelvin Gastelum and tore my shoulder against Demian Maia or (expletive) my hand up against Darren Till. I still won. That’s the difference.”
“(Expletive) both of them. I don’t really want to give them no love. I don’t want to give them no clout.”
Tyron Woodley 'was really disgusted' by Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington title fight
