Woodley hasn't won a fight since

[Bearknuckle]

Fight fans (and people in general) these days are so short-sighted. Anyone in their eyes . . .and I mean this almost literally, is a potential GOAT as long as their *current* trajectory looks that way (cough, Khamzat, cough cough). Was there a time when Tyron looked unbeatable, and that if he kept up that trajectory he'd eventually be GOAT? Absolutely. But that can be said for any fighter on a good win-streak. MMA media's over-hyping of every single win-streak doesn't help.

The era of internet, social media and short memories.

 

[The Chosen]

Inb4 someone posts the Serra gif

Eh, that is arguably a much worse KO than what GSP took, and Woodley lost to MacDonald by just being outclassed and figured out, which was a foreshadowing to his defeats he has now.
GSP adapted, Woodley never did:

 

[BigTruck]

He's past his prime but only lost to Top 5 guys. Prime Woodley is a Top 5 WW ever

In what world? How do you figure this?

 

[Fioretti]

Obligatory:

I don't know where this is from, but his shirt....lol

 

[MichaelT]

I kind of feel like Woodley is same as always, just got away with it for all that time and hasn't improved.

 

[Deleted member 567183]

Since 2 Months against Colby it was not that long time

 

[Deleted member 567183]

He was a very good fighter and had a decent run but I found it funny when people said he was the ww goat.

GSP is the GOAT of WW and no one will surpass him in terms of Greatness

 

[GaryEric]

He’s winning in the studio, so who cares about fighting

no he isnt

 

[Pequeño Corey]

no he isnt

He’s making more off his music then he did fighting. Sorry that the depth of Tyron’s musical genius is beyond your understanding.

 

[Willek]

But he totally redeemed himself with this banger

 

[CRuck1980]

This has been done a million times before. Maybe even two million times.

Even more interestingly, he's only looked good in one fight of his last 7. Up until the Usman loss many Sherdoggers, Joe Rogan and a lot of other MMA media types had him as the WW GOAT...When GSP had triple the number of Tyrone's defences. Also, Tyron had a split and a draw in two of those three, when GSP had only one split in 9.

Now that Tyron has shit the bed completely in his last three, everyone is pretending like no one made the earlier WW GOAT talk.

The idea of him being goat was as stupid then as it is now

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

The era of internet, social media and short memories.

And it wouldn't bother me as much if people weren't so oblivious about it. It's one thing to say "Yeah, I'm just jumping on this guy's bandwagon because he's the one getting all the hype". . . but instead we get "Dude, THIS guy is the GOAT! He's unbeatable! He's future double-champ!" . . . after 3 can-crushings.

 

[Vil7]

It is crazy how fast in mma a #1 fighter can plummet.

 

[Masturbin]

Woodley is great against some match ups mainly southpaws that can't pressure him.

Against orthodox guys with a nice lead hand and heavy pressure Tyron will crumble mentaly and gas out

 

[ejlarson249]

The kids are fucking obsessed with "GOAT" this and that. They use it as an adjective, to describe something good. It's ridiculous.

It's one of the things I will give you younger generations. They are masterful at taking a word with 100s of years of documented meaning, then just deciding it means something else. Just stupid kids being stupid, but unlike the old days, we are all subjected to it now. Some of us can't see though it. Others can.

 

[SuperNerd]

His biggest fans while champion didnt watch his previous fights.

They invented some myth about turning into the perfect fighter at the age of 35, for a couple months.

I remember being one of the few guys who touted Woodley before he got into the title picture, nobody cared for him, nobody said "this is a goat type fighter" then suddenly he was a WW GOAT? lol. Bunch of flavor of the week loving casuals got exposed.

I remember being told his power would leave GSP afraid to pressure him. hahaha

 

[Fioretti]

It's one of the things I will give you younger generations. They are masterful at taking a word with 100s of years of documented meaning, then just deciding it means something else. Just stupid kids being stupid, but unlike the old days, we are all subjected to it now. Some of us can't see though it. Others can.

So, they've literally gotten a dictionary to add the "slang" version of "literally" - which means the exact opposite of "literally". I can't even make that shit up.

 

[DespicablePeep]

This has been done a million times before. Maybe even two million times.

Even more interestingly, he's only looked good in one fight of his last 7. Up until the Usman loss many Sherdoggers, Joe Rogan and a lot of other MMA media types had him as the WW GOAT...When GSP had triple the number of Tyrone's defences. Also, Tyron had a split and a draw in two of those three, when GSP had only one split in 9.

Now that Tyron has shit the bed completely in his last three, everyone is pretending like no one made the earlier WW GOAT talk.

I talked the goat thing, but I really think he was solid, his feud with Dana and him trying a music career derailed his focus.

 

[kalabula]

This has been done a million times before. Maybe even two million times.

Even more interestingly, he's only looked good in one fight of his last 7. Up until the Usman loss many Sherdoggers, Joe Rogan and a lot of other MMA media types had him as the WW GOAT...When GSP had triple the number of Tyrone's defences. Also, Tyron had a split and a draw in two of those three, when GSP had only one split in 9.

Now that Tyron has shit the bed completely in his last three, everyone is pretending like no one made the earlier WW GOAT talk.

As soon as someone becomes champ, the GOAT posts start.

 

[savemgs]

He's past his prime but only lost to Top 5 guys. Prime Woodley is a Top 5 WW ever

Top 5 ? Not feeling that.
Top 10 yes.
This is how i have my top 10

1 Georges St. Pierre UFC Welterweight Champion
2 Matt Hughes UFC Welterweight Champion
3 Pat Miletich UFC Welterweight Champion & UFC 16 Welterweight Tournament Winner
4 Robbie Lawler UFC Welterweight Champion
5 Johny Hendricks UFC Welterweight Champion
6 Jake Shields Shooto Welterweight Champion & EliteXC Welterweight Champions
7 Tyron Woodley UFC Welterweight Champion & Strikforce Welterweight Champion
8 Hayato Sakurai Shooto Welterweight Champion
9 Nick Diaz Strikforce Welterweight Champion
10 Anderson Silva Shooto Welterweight Champion