Coach: Tyron Woodley ‘working on getting his motivation back’

Tyron Woodley Esther Lin, MMA Fighting 2020 was a year to forget for Tyron Woodley.

The former UFC welterweight champion went 0-2 this campaign, failing to rebound from the loss of his title to Kamaru Usman in March of last year. Instead, Woodley suffered a pair of setbacks that left observers wondering how much the 38-year-old had left in the tank.

Woodley’s lopsided five-round decision loss to Gilbert Burns in May did little to convince fans that the performance against Usman was just an off-night and then four months later he again lost in convincing fashion to Colby Covington. Not only was Woodley outclassed by a hated rival, but a rib injury prevented him from even making it to the final…