DALLAS, TEXAS—Tyron Woodley came to this city nearly a week ago with a heavy, searing-hot chip on one shoulder. He left with the UFC welterweight championship firmly planted on the other.
Woodley defeated Darren Till at the main event at UFC 228, ending the fight via submission in the second round.
The 36-year-old has long felt disrespected by the UFC and its management. He feels they do not appreciate or even recognize the talent they have sitting atop the 170-pound division. He has been mocked and dismissed by UFC president Dana White, a man who seemingly decides at random which of his UFC titleholders will receive his public protection and which are fair game for his scorn.