He shut down all of Demian Maia’s many takedown attempts and landed enough punches to retain his UFC welterweight title, but Tyron Woodley didn’t exactly thrill the crowd in the process.
In one of the least active title fights in recent memory, Woodley (18-3-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) did enough to win one slow round at a time, outpointing Maia (25-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) to claim the unanimous-decision victory with scores of 50-45, 49-46, and 49-46.
The welterweight title bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC 214 event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FXX and UFC Fight Pass.
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