{"id":314024,"date":"2019-05-17T17:23:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T00:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=314024"},"modified":"2019-05-17T17:24:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T00:24:26","slug":"tyron-woodley-explains-why-he-pulled-out-of-robbie-lawler-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tyron-woodley-explains-why-he-pulled-out-of-robbie-lawler-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyron Woodley explains why he pulled out of Robbie Lawler rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today it was reported that Tyron Woodley <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/tyron-woodley-out-of-ufc-minneapolis-rematch-with-robbie-lawler\/\">was forced to pull out<\/a> of his scheduled UFC Minneapolis main event fight against Robbie Lawler. The two were set to run it back following their first encounter at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-201-results-robbie-lawler-vs-tyron-woodley\/\">UFC 201.<\/a>\u00a0There, Woodley knocked out Lawler in the first round to become the new champion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Chosen One&#8221; was looking to get back on track after losing his belt to Kamaru Usman in his most recent octagon appearance \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/ufc-235-results-kamaru-usman-defeats-tyron-woodley-highlights\/\">at UFC 235.<\/a>\u00a0But, a hand injury has forced Woodley to pull out of the fight and he explained why on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/twooodley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Instagram live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of questions about my hand and me not fighting June 29. I don\u2019t know if they\u2019re going to reschedule me and Robbie for a different date or if they\u2019re going to actually get him a new opponent, but I got to make sure I protect my hand. That\u2019s where I make the money with,&#8221; Tyron Woodley said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/05\/ufc-tyron-woodley-explains-injury-withdrawal-robbie-lawler-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). &#8220;I have to be confident throwing my moneymaker, my right hand. I toughed it through the last fight, guys, a lot of (expletive) tape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This time around I\u2019ve got to be honest with myself. The gripping, the grabbing, the posting, the pushing off, the strength, the snapping \u2013 all of the above was a little bit more difficult. I\u2019m going to make sure I put myself in position to be successful. At the end of the day, I got to get that belt back. I\u2019ve got to put myself in the best position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no word on how long Tyron Woodley will be out of action for. As of this time, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/santiago-ponzinibbio-calls-for-robbie-lawler-fight-trashes-darren-till\/\">no replacement opponent has been found<\/a> for Robbie Lawler. It remains unclear if the promotion will attempt to rebook the matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Tyron Woodley fight next if a rematch with Robbie Lawler is officially scrapped by the UFC? Let us know in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\">BJPenn.com<\/a>\u00a0on 5\/17\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today it was reported that Tyron Woodley was forced to pull out of his scheduled UFC Minneapolis main event fight against Robbie Lawler. 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