Do people realise Woodley is one year younger than GSP

[Fedor Emelianenko]

Woodley was an old combat athlete when he was knocking fools out. People use his recent losses to discredit his title run and title defenses.

Woodley is clearly not in his prime, what 38 year old fighter apart from Yoel are in their prime at 38... very few fighters.

Prime Woodley would starch GSP, people forget how powerful a prime woodley was.

Do you think GSP could at 38 beat Colby/Usman/Burns? Not a chance.

 

[CallMeCasual]

Prime Woodley

 

[MCDojoMMA]

Some fighters prime differently. I believe that if gsp was still active, he would have been still champ at ww at the age of 38.

 

[Fedor Emelianenko]

Prime Woodley

Prime GSP

 

[C0NCH3TO]

Gsp’s nephew tooled Woodley. Gsp had way too much fighting iq.

 

[CallMeCasual]

Prime GSP

 

[youllneverwalkalone]

Leaving the GSP comparisons aside, I think we can all agree that Woodley is old and definitely out of prime.

 

[usernamee]

Prime Woodley

lmao

big john coming into the shot scratching his head like dafuq

 

[Xoleth]

Woodley: KOs 3 guys in his entire career
OP: Woodley was knocking fools out

 

[Zaar]

lmao

big john coming into the shot scratching his head like dafuq

Lol, I've seen that gif dozens of times, this is the first time I realized ref was there, all confused xD

 

[spinup]

He's only 38?? His rap songs sound like he's in his 50's.

 

[Xoleth]

Mandatory

 

[Masturbin]

Woodley is such a easy stylistic match up for Gsp.
Pressure wretling heavy orthodox fighters with a good jap is exactly Woodley cryptonite.
Rory dominated Woodley and Gsp is a better version of Rory in every way.

 

[Broccoli Cake]

 

[CallMeCasual]

Someone else already posted it. So you are 2nd on the ball.

 

[cheesus]

And he didn't even come close to the accomplishments GSP made. Makes you wonder why it took him nearly 10 years to transition to MMA with such a respectable wrestling pedigree.

 

[robbie]

You are correct that Woodley is close in age to GSP. However, Woodley was irrelevant when GSP was champ, which is why they never fought. Woodley was brutally KO'd by Marquardt July 2012 in his last Strikeforce bout just prior to Strikeforce being sold to the UFC. Beat Hieron by KO in his UFC debut February 2013. Lost his 2nd UFC fight by split decision to Jake Shields in June 2013. GSP retired in November 2013. Woodley had a very solid 12-2 record (nice UFC wins over Condit and Koscheck) when GSP retired, but was never in-line for a title shot with GSP due to recent losses to Marquardt and Shields.



GSP's training partner, one young Rory MacDonald beat Woodley in dominant fashion in 2014.
The score cards were 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 and MacDonald won the striking battle by a wide margin (significant strikes was 49 - 26 in favor of MacDonald). GSP would have easily game planned a way to beat Woodley (jab, kicks to control distance/disrupt and a wicked fast pace) which wouldn't be hard given Woodley's tendency to gas and be inactive i.e. lose rounds. Woodley had a puncher's chance. That was all he had vs. GSP when both were in their primes. It's actually a very bad match-up for Woodley.

http://ufcstats.com/fight-details/de65739f00350c58

https://www.ufc.com/video/highlight-stream-rory-macdonald-vs-tyron-woodley

 

[aali14]

I'm starting to think GSP fathered you and then refused to take responsibility

 

[bean88]

Some fighters prime differently. I believe that if gsp was still active, he would have been still champ at ww at the age of 38.

He lost to Hendricks at like 33?

 

[Sticko]

Prime Woodley

Sorry please this is subprime Woodley, prime Woodley was a few years later