Tyron Woodley continues to catch heat for his recent knockout loss to a 50-year-old Anderson Silva and this includes some backlash from former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold.
Earlier this month,
Woodley was asked to step up and box Silva on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua. As many expected, Silva was the much-better striker and ended up dismantling “Chosen One” with a vicious second-round knockout. It was another loss for Woodley and more proof that maybe he shouldn’t be competing in combat sports anymore, even against an over-the-hill “Spider.”
You can check out Silva’s knockout victory HERE.
Woodley, who is now 0-3 as a professional boxer since parting ways with UFC back in 2021, has caught some backlash for his performance. One of his biggest rivals, Colby Covington, even invited Woodley to a grappling match because he smells blood in the water. It has not been a great post-UFC career for the former welterweight champion of the world and things don’t appear to be getting any better.
Earlier this week, Rockhold spoke about Woodley during an interview with Submission Radio. While Rockhold considers him and Woodley friends he held nothing back in his assessment of “Chosen One’s” performance against Silva.
“That was what I thought it would be,” said Rockhold of Woodley’s outing opposite Silva. “Tyron’s not there to fight anymore. He’s not really conscious in fighting. Tyron’s still my boy but he’s just sleep fighting these days, you know what I mean?
“You have to be able to consciously see punches and throw punches, and he’s just not there in live anymore.”
