Published 19:01 IST, May 28th 2020
Tyron Woodley talks about 'zombie apocalypse' feeling ahead of UFC Fight Night vs Burns
Tyron Woodley looked impressed with the precautions UFC is talking to keep their fighters and officials safe. Woodley said that he felt safe at the Vegas hotel.
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Tyron Woodley is ready to face long-time rival Gilbert Burns in the upcoming UFC event this Sunday. The two have been calling each other for quite a while and it will be incredible to see who comes out on top. Tyron Woodley was scheduled to make his UFC return against Leon Edwards, but after the coronavirus pandemic, UFC cancelled that event. Tyron Woodley is currently in Las Vegas and is preparing for his upcoming fight with Gilbert Burns in the Welterweight Main Event.
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Tyron Woodley feels safe at UFC facility
While talking to Ariel Helwani, Tyron Woodley looked impressed with the precautions UFC is talking to keep their fighters and officials safe. “It’s just like some zombie apocalypse. You walk in there, and everybody has got on masks and gloves,” said Tyron Woodley. Tyron Woodley said that he felt safe at the UFC facility and revealed that the officials are testing everyone to keep the ‘virus’ out. “I think they’re doing everything they can,” Tyron Woodley added.
“The first they thing do is check your temperature. Before you can even go anywhere, they swab you and check your temperature, you know, the corona tests. It’s kind of refreshing that they’re taking these measures to ensure we’re safe,” said Tyron Woodley.
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Tyron Woodley talks about the upcoming fight
Later in the interview, Tyron Woodley clarified that the things UFC is doing are not distracting. He said UFC is taking these measures to keep the fighters safe. He said, “I’m just here to fight. I fought in situations where we didn’t even have a hotel room.” Tyron Woodley said that has been through worse situations and coronavirus will go soon enough.
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UFC Fight Night: Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns – Complete fight card
Main Card
- Welterweight: Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns
- Heavyweight: Blagoy Ivanov vs Augusto Sakai
- Catchweight: Billy Quarantillo vs Spike Carlyle
- Lightweight: Roosevelt Roberts vs Brok Weaver
- Women’s Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs Hannah Cifers
Preliminary Card
- Women's Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs Antonina Shevchenko
- Welterweight: Gabriel Green vs Daniel Rodriguez
- Light Heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs Klidson Abreu
- Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs Brandon Royval
- Bantamweight: Louis Smolka vs Casey Kenney
- Featherweight: Chris Gutiérrez vs Vince Morales
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19:00 IST, May 28th 2020