Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley only wants to take on notable and established names moving forward. The Diaz brothers will do.

Most Valuable Promotions Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley both might not be fighting in the Octagon anymore, but it still carries a familiarity because of their reputation in the sport of MMA and more recently boxing.

Tyron Woodley is boxing Anderson Silva closer to his natural weight, but he believes one thing will prove a greater advantage. Woodley faces fellow former UFC champion Silva on the undercard of

Since retiring from mixed martial arts in 2020, Anderson Silva has gone on to build a lucrative boxing career for himself. He beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., knocked Tito Ortiz out cold, and made several million dollars losing to Jake Paul.

Tyron Woodley speaks to MMA Junkie and other media in Miami ahead of his boxing fight against Anderson Silva at Paul vs. Joshua event on Dec. 19.

ANDERSON SILVA and Tyron Woodley go head-to-head THIS FRIDAY on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua. Silva, 50, is widely-regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all-time, who

Anderson Silva first won the UFC middleweight title in 2006 before going on to produce one of the most iconic runs in the history of the sport. His upcoming bout against Tyron Woodley is an interesting clash of styles considering where they excelled in MMA, but there is one key similarity.

Woodley went off on Usman by not only dismissing Dana White's claim that he's the greatest welterweight of all time, but by calling him a "kiss-ass." Usman dethroned Woodley to become UFC welterweight champion in 2019, and went on to defend his belt five times.

Former UFC welterweight champions Kamaru Usman and Tyron Woodley have traded barbs in recent days regarding the former's GOAT case.