Woodley: Fighters that press me like Colby Covington get KO d

Get the Full StoryTyron Woodley believes he matches up very well with Colby Covington. Tyron Woodley isn t exactly known for his frenetic pace and cardio, but the reigning UFC welterweight champion does have ferocious one-punch knockout power and the best takedown defense in the UFC.

That s why Woodley, who is anticipated to fight Colby Covington in a title unification bout, believes he matches up very well with the newly-crowned interim champ.

Covington, who outworked and overwhelmed former lightweight kingpin Rafael dos Anjos earlier this month at UFC 225, is a relentless pressure fighter with arguably the best cardio in the sport.

But Woodley, a former training partner of Covington, says Chaos s pressure is going to make it all easier to set up the KO on fight night.

His ground is terrible. When you think about all those attributes, I ve said this before, put your chin on the treadmill. Show me how you can condition your chin to take a punch, Woodley said on a recent episode of the UFC Unfiltered podcast, per MMA Weekly s Jeff Cain.

Fighters that press me like that have been the ones that get knocked out. Koscheck was one and got knocked out. Robbie Lawler is a pressure fighter. He got knocked out. I ve fought a guy like him before. These are people I call The Walking Dead. They know they have to get a takedown.

Citing his impeccable takedown defense, T-Wood thinks it s funny that Covington actually believes he can drag him to the mat.

It s not like I just have the best takedown defense in the welterweight division. I have the best takedown defense in the history of the UFC. It s kind of funny that his whole game plan is surrounded around taking me down.

The blockbuster fight between Woodley and Covington hasn t been announced, but expect the UFC to confirm the bout in the coming weeks.

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