MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cA lot of people don\u2019t realize the change in\u2014You hate to talk about money, but people who fist fight for a living, I did for 20 years, I understand these guys want more than normal people. The way it works when you are the champion you get paid X amount, then you go back to your normal pay and it\u2019s definitely a change of attitude. I think it\u2019s a little harder to stay motivated, I think it\u2019s harder to become champion again in the UFC because it\u2019s such a change of attitude and people who\u2019ve been doing it, I tip my hat to them. It\u2019s very hard.<\/p>\n\u201cTyron is working on getting his motivation back. You can say what you want about him, but there\u2019s no quit in the man. I respect that a lot. Most people would give up after the tough days these guys see, but there\u2019s no quit in Tyron and he\u2019s optimistic about 2021 and he\u2019s looking to turn it around.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roufus added that Woodley hopes to fight in early 2021, and that they were aiming take on Michael Chiesa next, until Chiesa was booked for a fight with Neil Magny.<\/p>\n
While there on the calendar for Woodley at the moment, Roufus is hopeful 2021 will be a vastly improved year for the former champ.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people don\u2019t understand these guys have tough upbringings and unfortunately these guys suppress a lot of the bad things that have happened in their lives,\u201d Roufus said. \u201cThey use it as motivation for a long time but these situations they grew up with they kind of hide them for the longest time and they cause a lot of emotional strife in their life and I believe their emotions are blocked when they get into the arena. But as close people in the inner circle we help work through them and help them be the best they can be.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that Tyron heading into 2021 is gonna be a better fighter and person and he\u2019s gonna figure it out. One of my favorite guys I follow in jiu-jitsu\u2014I don\u2019t train with him but I like a lot of what he talks about\u2014is Chris Saunders. He has a great quote about jiu-jitsu: \u2018The best isn\u2019t who does the best. The best are the guys who stick around the longest.\u2019 That\u2019s what it is, you\u2019ve just got to endure and keep fighting until you figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n
What do you think the future holds for Tyron Woodley?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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