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Tyron Woodley Details Recent Hand Injury

Tyron Woodley is out for the rest of this year because of this injury.

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Tyron Woodley details dealing with the recent hand injury that has put him on the shelf for the rest of this year.

The UFC gave the latest title shot to rising prospect Darren Till. This led to Woodley getting a dominant win over Till at UFC 228 pay-per-view event last month. This comes after it was revealed that the UFC welterweight champion decided to undergo surgery for a hand injury.

Tyron Woodley Details

During the latest episode of TMZ Sports’ Hollywood Beatdown, Woodley spoke about the injury from a doctor’s office in Pensacola, Florida.

“It’s the CMC joint, I dislocated my thumb in the [Darren Till] fight. I did it in the first round and then I actually tore ligaments there. At the end of the first round I punched and hit the back of his head. And then the second round, I started elbowing and punching and then I got on top and the coach was like ‘Hook punch him!’ So I started doing what we call the hook punch and my hand started hurting.”

What He Had To Do

Woodley continued by stating that at the end of the fight, he saw his thumb poking out and he decided to push it back in.

“I was like ‘Aw that doesn’t feel good, let me elbow this motherf**ker. So that’s what I started doing. And at the end of the fight I just saw my thumb just poking out. My natural reaction was to push it back down,” (via MMAMania.com). “I pushed it down, ooh, I’m like ‘I broke it. Wow this is crazy. I’m probably going to have to get pins, this is probably displaced.’ Then it popped up again, I pushed it back down, it made a noise like light bulbs cracking in my hand.”

Next Fight

Woodley is expected to make his next title defense as the welterweight champion against former interim champion Colby Covington. Now, this fight has been delayed once again and will likely go down in the first quarter of 2019.

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Colby Covington Rips ‘Brittle B*tch’ Tyron Woodley For Having Hand Surgery

Colby Covington went on yet another rant about Woodley.

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Colby Covington rips UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley after it was revealed that he decided to undergo surgery for a hand injury. The UFC gave the latest title shot to rising prospect Darren Till. This led to Woodley getting a dominant win over Till at UFC 228 earlier this month.

Another Delay

Following this fight, Woodley went on record by stating that he was willing to fight Covington at the UFC 230 pay-per-view event on one condition. That was if he can get medically cleared for a thumb injury. However, that was not meant to be.

The UFC 230 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City. The UFC has yet to name a headliner for this upcoming event, which has led to a lot of speculation as to who will serve as the main event. Woodley vs. Covington could’ve been the perfect fight. The UFC welterweight champion revealed to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he would be sidelined for 8-12 weeks due to a hand injury.

Colby Covington Rips

Now, this fight has been delayed once again and will likely go down in the first quarter 2019. Covington recently went to his official Twitter account to put the UFC champion on notice. Here is what he wrote:

“That brittle ***** fights 1.5 rounds in 14 months and needs another ‘surgery?’ Quit playing games Tyrone.” Covington said. “You know whenever those nerds get done putting you back together. I’m just gonna tear you apart and end you for good. Accept your fate or be stripped of your No. 1 contender spot.”

Covington earned the interim welterweight title after being able to score a decision win over former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the co-main event of the main card for UFC 225 pay-per-view event at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

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Tyron Woodley Willing To Fight Colby Covington On One Condition

Tyron Woodley also has a certain date and location in mind for this fight.

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Tyron Woodley willing to fight former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington but there needs to be one thing to go down in order to make it happen. The UFC welterweight champion obviously has some history with Covington and it appears to only be a matter of time before they fight.

Journey

Covington was supposed to be next in line for Woodley. However, Covington underwent surgery to correct a nasal issue and turned down the fight. Thus, the UFC gave the title shot to rising prospect Darren Till. This led to Woodley getting a dominant win over Till at UFC 228.

Tyron Woodley Willing To Fight

Now, Woodley is claiming that he is willing to fight Covington at UFC 230 on one condition. That is if he can get medically cleared for a thumb injury. Then, he is more than willing to headline this show.

“I’ve got an MRI on my thumb and I’m sending it for a second opinion,” Woodley said to MMAJunkie. “If I’m good, then I have no issue with fighting in November. The more I fight, the better rhythm I get in the swing of things. Obviously, I just fought, so I’m still in phenomenal shape. I’ve been eating pancakes, shrimp fried rice, brownies – taking a week and eating some bullcrap.

“It all depends on how severe my thumb injury is. I dislocated it in the first round punching him in the back of the head. I thought it was just jammed.”

“I would love to fight in Madison Square Garden again,” he said. “Not to sound arrogant, but would never take a fight against Darren Till if not 100 percent confident in both my hands. So I think I could beat (Covington) even if my hand’s a little jacked up.”

The UFC 230 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City.

The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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