Tyron Woodley knew fellow welterweight Tarec Saffiedine would be one of his toughest opponents yet, so understandably, he needed a win-first gameplan.
So, his gravity-defying slams and lunging strikes were put on the shelf. Still, the fast-rising welterweight prospect remains undefeated with a unanimous-decision victory on Friday night.
The bout headlined Strikeforce Challengers 13, which aired on Showtime from Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.