Tyron Woodley was looking to avoid a fourth consecutive loss when he squared off with Vicente Luque in the co-main event of UFC 260.

The UFC’s former welterweight kingpin, Woodley (19-6-1 MMA), had most previously competed in September of 2020, where he suffered a TKO loss to rival Colby Covington. That setback was preceded by back-to-back decision losses to Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns.

Meanwhile, Vicente Luque had entered tonight’s UFC 260 co-main event with Tyron Woodley on a two-fight winning streak. ‘The Silent Assassin’ had earned back-to-back stoppage victories over Randy Brown and Niko Price in his most recent Octagon appearances.

Although tonight’s co-headliner lasted less than four minutes, the contest produced enough craziness to be awarded FOTN honors. Unfortunately for Tyron Woodley, after rocking Vicente Luque with a right hand, he too was hurt badly by a counter punch from the Brazilian. Moments later and Luque would send Woodley to the canvas with a punch and then promptly locked in a D’arce choke to earn the submission victory.

Shortly following tonight’s disappointing setback, Tyron Woodley took to social media where he issued the following classy statement.

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“Shit was going really well until it wasn’t. My camp pushed me in ways I haven’t been pushed in a while. I committed, and swore to myself I would bring the tiger out that earned me gold. I saw the opportunity for the KO and got too excited. Payed a big cost. I don’t regret my aggression as that’s what God created me to do. Vicente Luque is a tough and humble fighter. Was an honor to share the cage with you tonight.” – Tyron Woodley captioned his post on Instagram.

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