{"id":48629,"date":"2013-01-03T09:35:06","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=48629"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:22:25","slug":"tyron-woodley-replaces-erick-silva-meets-jay-hieron-at-ufc-156-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley-replaces-erick-silva-meets-jay-hieron-at-ufc-156-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyron Woodley replaces Erick Silva, meets Jay Hieron at UFC 156 | UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UFC-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48845\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UFC-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced yesterday that former Strikeforce welterweight title contender Tyron Woodley (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his octagon debut at UFC 156, when he\u00a0faces Jay Hieron (23-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC).<\/p>\n<p>Woodley\u00a0got the call and agreed to step\u00a0in to replace an injured\u00a0Erick Silva (14-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on the Febraury\u00a0card. A timetable for Silva&#8217;s return has yet to be established.<\/p>\n<p>Woodley makes his\u00a0octagon debut\u00a0on the heels of his first career\u00a0loss\u00a0which he suffered to\u00a0Nate Marquardt in a July 2012 bid for Strikeforce&#8217;s then-vacant 170-pound title. The loss snapped a 10-fight win streak for the American Top Team product, who finished\u00a0with an 8-1 record\u00a0under the Strikeforce banner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;T-Wood&#8221; now meets Jay Hieron, who is still looking for his first career UFC win.\u00a0After suffering two losses inside the octagon early in his career, Hieron was let go by the UFC, which resulted in\u00a0Jay fighting\u00a0for numerous smaller promotions. 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