UFC Welterweight Tyron Woodley Rips ‘Mr. Injured’ Hector Lombard

By John Heinis on Tuesday, November 25th 2014
UFC Welterweight Tyron Woodley Rips ‘Mr. Injured’ Hector Lombard

UFC welterweight contender Tyron Woodley did not take too kindly to teammate Hector Lombard saying he was afraid to fight him again last month, so he had some choice words for “Mr. Injured” on Monday.

Appearing on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour, “T-Wood” said he’s never ducked an opponent, but he doesn’t see the point in fighting fellow American Top Team member unless a title’s on the line (transcription per MMA Fighting).

"The reasons why I didn't fight, I stayed true to those things,” Woodley said.

“Me and somebody at American Top Team, whether this person is my best friend or whether this person is a complete idiot, I'm not going to fight that person unless it's for a world title because we can fight somebody else in the division. The division is stacked."

"I've accepted fights within 10 minutes. ‘Hey Tyron, we want you to take Hector Lombard’s fight -- Mr. Injured, and then all of a sudden healed -- we want you to take his fight (at UFC Fight Night 48), and I said let me go train. I'm in Singapore on vacation, I go train for one hour, I get back on the phone and I miraculously saved a card.”

Woodley, a former Strikeforce title challenger, fought Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 48 in August on roughly two months notice – replacing none other than Lombard.

The former two-time All-American Division I wrestler ended the bout in just 61 seconds, knocking “Stun Gun” out cold with a perfectly-time spinning backfist.

Meanwhile, Lombard dominated ex-Strikeforce champ/UFC title challenger Jake Shields in his last bout at UFC 171 in March, nearly ending the fight with strikes in the opening frame. 

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