“If you get into an armbar and someone locks it down on you, it's easy for you to tap out, but sometimes dealing with certain things, fighting through certain adversities, and being that I've been in some of the toughest situations in life, it just gives me an edge on my opponent that I'm going to torture him and beat him up.”

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.