Filed under: Strikeforce
It’s hard for Tyron Woodley to stay patient. He’s tried, and is still trying, but waiting his turn isn’t the most natural of inclinations for the former Mizzou wrestler. That’ll happen when you grow up with 12 siblings. Either you learn to seize your moment, or you get ignored.
But as the undefeated Woodley zeroes in on tonight’s main event bout against Tarec Saffiedine at a Strikeforce: Challengers event in Nashville, Tenn., he has to remind himself that everything will come in due time – as long as he keeps winning.
“The fighter and the competitor in you comes out at a certain point,” Woodley said of his rise through the Strikeforce ranks. “It’s less about not rushing, and more about not comparing yourself to others. If you start looking at what other guys are doing, then you might get frustrated. So what I started doing is, I think that what God has in mind for my future and my plan is for me. Nobody else is going to have my route and what I’m supposed to do in mixed martial arts.”