Not everyone, but a good number of people don't like him because of this very reason. I know plenty of MMA fans in real life who don't like certain fighters simply because they're black. It's a free world, and they can like or dislike whoever they like. What I'm saying is that this is the reality.
Of course there are people who dislike Woodley because of other reasons.
Woodley was a number 1 contender and deserved the title shot. He chose to wait for the title fight instead of risking his chance by taking another fight. He did nothing wrong.
If you want to talk about a fighter holding up a division, it's Conor. He held two belts hostage for years, ducked all the top contenders, and put two divisions on hold. He got tons of nuthuggers defending him. It's not because he's black.
What?!? Did you even watch the fight?
You mean waiting around and ducking opponents like Conor?
Dude defended none of his belts and he has a legion of fans following him. Let's stop pretending that people don't like Woodley because he asked for a money fight, which is not wrong.