The debate wasn’t so much about who won the narrow decision that UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley claimed over Stephen Thompson on Saturday night. The more interesting discussion was spawned by asking if this was the worst title fight in UFC history. “When you fight someone for the second time, it’s like a chess match,” Woodley tried to explain in the octagon afterward. When it was suggested that there’s beauty in such a tactical fight, Thompson said, “Exactly. Woodley had the defining moment of the third with a takedown, landing some clean punches to the gut and heads while he had Thompson down.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 05, 2017 07:07 UTC