Free Fight! Woodley Knocks Out Lawler To Become UFC Champion

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Before Tyron Woodley starts his road back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight belt by attempting to take out Gilbert Burns this Sat. (May 30) inside the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, let’s take a look a trip down memory lane to see where “The Chosen One’s” rise to glory began.

Seeing a window of opportunity a little over two minutes in, Woodley charged in like a bull on the loose and landed a clean right hand that dropped “Ruthless.” From there, “The Chosen One” started landing bombs on his downed foe until the referee came in to put an end to the punishment, giving Woodley his first taste of UFC gold.

Tyron went on to defend his title three times before he was eventually dethroned by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. His fight against Burns will be his first fight since, which was well over a year ago.

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