Usman dominates Woodley to capture welterweight title

The co-main event of UFC 235 featured undisputed champion Tyron Woodley defending his welterweight title against top contender Kamaru Usman. It was Woodley’s fifth title defense after first winning the title in 2016.

Heading into their UFC 235 championship showdown, Tyron Woodley commented on Kamaru Usman’s wrestling level.

Usman, Woodley noted, was an NCAA Division II champion at Nebraska-Kearney, but Woodley was a Division I All-American at Missouri.

If Saturday night was any indication, Usman likely would have excelled at the Division 1 level as well. Usman put on an astonishing show against one of the game’s best wrestlers on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Usman thoroughly dominated Woodley, scoring 17:51 of control time in a 25-minute fight, and took his UFC welterweight champion.

The judges’ scores at T-Mobile Arena, which do little justice to demonstrating just how one-sided a fight this was, were 50-44, 50-44, and 50-45.

I might not be the best striker, I might not be the best wrestler, but when it comes to mixing it up, there’s no question I’m the best f*cking welterweight on the planet, Usman said.

source: mmafighting.com

Official Result: Kamaru Usman defeated Tyron Woodley by Unanimous Decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45)

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