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Wrestling Quotes by Tyron Woodley

59 Wrestling quotes by Tyron Woodley

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Woodley says ring rust is just a mindset, not a real problem. He wants big‑name fights to prove he’s the best. He believes he’s the top welterweight and looks for smart opportunities. He also mentions that beating big names solidifies his reputation.

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I don't fight safe; I fight smart.

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I think Nick Diaz is a great fighter.

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I've really valued each area of MMA.

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I want to fight at middleweight.

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I've had five submissions in the first round. I have 3, 4, 5 knockouts. I've had decisions. I've had grinding fights.

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For me, it's just being wiser, finding my opportunities, and really fighting a smart fight.

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Johnny Hendricks has better credentials, but in MMA, I might be the best wrestler for the style.

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No one should ever bring my muscular build up and think it is going to have something to do with my output…

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I have the highest takedown defense in the entire welterweight division, maybe the second-highest on the UFC roster.

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Have you seen any African American athlete that appeals to the urban market actually bring that market to the MMA?

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Fighting is the only sport where fans don't understand this is our living.

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I gotta be able to beat good guys at any moment. I think that's what I'm taking.

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The only person I'd be interested in boxing would have to be one of the best of the best. It would have…

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One of the things I like most about Roufusport is, really, the culture. A lot of times, you're training in fight camps…

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I don't think I'll get the credit I deserve, but I didn't get into this game for credit. I got into this…

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I used to be in a street fight at least twice a week, so locking me in a cage with somebody, with…

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Rampage Jackson came to the UFC with a brain. He came to the UFC with a huge following from being in Asia…

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If you are the best in the world, and you believe you should be fighting for a title, I think it is…

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Certain athletes show themselves as marketable, and the UFC gets behind them; they help push them. I'm a husband, a father of…

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Amanda Nunes - I've been telling people that forever - she could compete with a lot of the male bantamweights in American…

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My goal is to go out there and dominate. We all know if I'm in a position and I see my opponent…

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The true game of mixed martial arts is putting your wrestling in there, putting your striking in there, but also being deceiving…

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For me, it's about the legacy, being the best fighter and a champion who takes all comers. I'm going to make more…

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Guys in our sport bump their gums quite a bit, and they get you to think they're these huge tough guys... they're…

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If you get into an armbar and someone locks it down on you, it's easy for you to tap out, but sometimes…

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If a guy isn't in a position to fight for a world title, or if he's not in a place where I…

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If I have a chance to make a larger amount of money in a legacy fight against the No. 1 welterweight in…

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I think a kid from the inner city, if I had to recruit, is the ideal person for MMA. They'd be less…

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People don't realize how sick Amanda Nunes is. She beats some of the UFC bantamweight males in the gym.

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Nick Diaz is in the top five welterweights of all time in my eyes. Georges St-Pierre is the number one welterweight in…

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No matter what anybody says or thinks, nobody believes that I'm not the number one welterweight in Strikeforce. I think that's not…

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I think the elements to shock the world is either the ability to wrestle and grind somebody out or the ability to…

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A lot of people don't understand my reasoning behind wanting to fight big fights and big names. Knocking off these big names…

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I didn't pick wrestling over football. My coaches picked that for me. I never wanted to wrestle in college. I always wanted…

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I don't want to be the dude that you just think about with a crazy suit, talking crap, fighting in these super…

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My strength is my unpredictablity. I can wrestle, I can strike, I can move fast, and I do a good job of…

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There's a lot of guys in my weight class that are talking - they're chirping. Everybody wants the title. Everybody wants to…

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I'm just going to go out there, pop on my leather gloves, and constantly make connections outside the Octagon, and that will…

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Wrestling is second nature: I've been doing it for so long, so if it looks like someone's leg is available, it made…

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The thing I hate about mixed martial arts is that it's no longer a sport. It's a big-money business, and it's an…

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It's a sport about risk and reward. It's a sport about becoming a legend. You look at guys that have stepped up on last…

I don't believe in ring rust. I used to believe in ring rust, but I talked to my buddy Dominic Cruz, who's a bantamweight,…

When things get you in the corner, and it feels like you can't go on, you can fight back. You're never out of the…

If the risk is high, the reward is high... Why not roll the dice?

I'm a huge fan of the Diaz boys. I'm a huge fan of what they've done for our sport. I feel like it's not…

A lot of people don't understand my reasoning behind wanting to fight big fights and big names. Knocking off these big names in fights…

Everybody is going to have their moment. I recognize that when my time comes, it's going to be nobody else's time. Nobody is going…

I put myself in a position where I made wrestling an option for me. I don't have to wrestle. I don't have to take…

No matter what anybody says or thinks, nobody believes that I'm not the number one welterweight in Strikeforce. I think that's not even a…

For me, it's just being wiser, finding my opportunities, and really fighting a smart fight.

I'm the person that's been that young, spunky kid that wanted to beat the top guys.

You look at the top five right now and see guys like Kelvin Gastelum, who I've beaten, Carlos Condit, who I've beaten, Robbie Lawler,…

I've beaten Jordan Mein. I've beaten Tarec Saffiedine. Some people might have said I beat Stephen Thompson. I beat Robbie Lawler. These are the…

I'm a successful individual and maneuvering in a culture where there are some racists. I still find a way to get to the top,…

When you fighting in New York, I feel like it would be disrespectful if I didn't walk out with some legendary East Coast hip-hop.