Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley gives away the secret to beat the champion
Former UFC champion Tryon Woodley is looking to get back in the win column as he is currently training and looking for a fight.
Woodley is also a UFC analyst and gave some insights on a potential matchup between UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns.
Tyron believes Gilbert has the necessary skills to upset the champion.
“He has power,” Woodley said of Burns on the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast. “He has more power than Usman. He’s a better grappler than Usman, jiu-jitsu wise, but I think the striking – he may not be better, but he does punch a little bit harder, and it’s going to be a point where it has to go to the ground. We all just can be real: Gilbert’s gonna win that ground fight. Maybe not from his back, but if he finds a way on top or a position where he can take the back, it’s a problem.”
Usman has been dominant in his championship reign. Woodley believed it is because of the overall game of the champion.
“Usman’s above average everywhere, but he’s not excellent anywhere,” Woodley said. “But he’s a good implementer. He’s above average everywhere, but he’s not excellent anywhere, but he’s excellent at putting it together. He’s excellent at making adjustments within a fight.
“Whether you like watching him take Masvidal down or not, he never did one takedown against Colby, and Leon Edwards he struck and when it was time to takedown, he went for the takedown. So he’s very good at putting it together, and he’s going to have to do that against Burns.”
Burns was initially scheduled to fight for the title at Fight Island but was withdrawn from the card after testing positive for COVID-19. Jorge Masvidal stepped in on late notice. UFC President Dana White confirmed that Burns is next in line for Usman.
