“In the past, I said I didn't want to speak on certain issues because the second I said one thing about race, then 'Tyron's playing the race card.' But if you really think about it, what is the race card? The race card is that the man held me down, I had unfair circumstances, and I wasn't able to be successful because I was held down.”

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.