“Certain athletes show themselves as marketable, and the UFC gets behind them; they help push them. I'm a husband, a father of four, a gym owner, an actor, an analyst, a stuntman, a Christian - every avenue you can take it, I have those layers.”

American mixed martial artist and professional boxer

Tyron Lakent Woodley is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer. A longtime competitor in the welterweight division, he turned professional in 2009 and later became UFC Welterweight Champion. Woodley also fought in Strikeforce and wrestled for the Missouri Tigers in NCAA Division I competition. As a collegiate wrestler, he was a two-time All-American and a Big 12 Conference champion, achievements that shaped his combat sports career.