The betting odds may continue to doubt him, but Tyron Woodley is still the UFC welterweight champion.
Woodley defended his 170-pound title for the fourth time on Saturday night at UFC 228, routing Darren Till with a one-sided performance that ended in a second-round D’arce choke submission. Woodley’s masterclass capped off a card that may very well have been one of the best of 2018, a night that featured a litany of big wins and violent finishes. Check out reaction to Woodley’s win below, plus the best of the rest from UFC 228.
TYRON WOODLEY DEF. DARREN TILL
That’s the way you do @TWooodley !! That man wasn’t ready! Show em #UFC228
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) September 9, 2018
Nasty #darce choke by @TWooodley congrats my man on defending & also receiving your #bjj black belt from @DinThomas bad ass!! #ANDSTILL #UFC228
— Jon SuperSaiyan Tuck (@JonCruzTuck) September 9, 2018
WOW! Woodley gets the d’arce. Well done. Great performance. #UFC228 #andstill
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) September 9, 2018
@TWooodley Nice job sir. Beautiful performance my dude!!! #UFC228 #UFCDallas #andstill
— Max Griffin (@maxPAINmma) September 9, 2018
Congrats @TWooodley they can’t deny you! #ufc228
— CyborgVNunes #UFC232 (@criscyborg) September 9, 2018
Congrats to @TWooodley !! Huge win!!
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) September 9, 2018
My dude @TWooodley is the man at 170! That being said @darrentill2 really earned my respect in that fight. He is one tough SOB! Congrats to the champ! And I’m sure we’ll see Till back sooner than later #ufc228
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) September 9, 2018
Now that was the best @TWooodley we have ever seen in my opinion! Congratulations on the victory and black belt sir. #andstill #UFC228
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) September 9, 2018
yeah Champ! And he got his black belt!!! #UFC228 pic.twitter.com/OymSKgecRZ
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) September 9, 2018
Great showing for #champ @TWooodley #ufc228
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) September 9, 2018
Great fight !! Great finish !! #ufc228
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 9, 2018
Congrats to the champ @TWooodley. Can you see him now? And still!
— Jason TheKid Knight (@Jasonthekid23) September 9, 2018
#AndStill bitchessssss @ufc congrats TW
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) September 9, 2018
Omg amazing performance @TWooodley so proud of you brotha and huge congrats on your black belt! Much love & respect. #UFC228 Congrats to his team as well @DinThomas
— Jessica Jag Aguilar (@jagatt) September 9, 2018
Fuck yes @TWooodley
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) September 9, 2018
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) September 9, 2018
Maybe this is the one that lets the mma world cut it out with its criminal level of under-appreciation for @TWooodley
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) September 9, 2018
So happy I paid for that. Great fight and finish by @TWooodley #ufc228
— Damien Brown (@beatdown155) September 9, 2018
Woodley beat Till and the referee tonight.
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) September 9, 2018
Huge congrats to @TWooodley I’m sure @darrentill2 will be back #ufc228
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) September 9, 2018
@twooodley congrats well done job.
— Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort) September 9, 2018
I confess that I had darrentill2 but u prove me wrong.
Respect ✊ https://t.co/6Snrv0i7pw
JESSICA ANDRADE DEF. KAROLINA KOWALKIEWICZ
Hell of a fight! @jessicammapro @ufc #UFC228
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) September 9, 2018
Beautiful performance @jessicammapro congrats!!
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) September 9, 2018
@jessicammapro yooooooo!!!!! What a punch yikes!!! #UFC228 #UFCDallas
— Max Griffin (@maxPAINmma) September 9, 2018
I just said before the fight started “only thing with the 115lb women they always go 3rounds not many finishes” how wrong was I! #UFC228
— scott askham (@scottaskham1) September 9, 2018
One punch KO...
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) September 9, 2018
Jessica has swallowed wanderlei Silva’s soul and fight spirit somehow. #WOW #ufc228
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) September 9, 2018
KK gets DESTROYED by Andrade, with Wanderlei-like single hook!!! #ufc228 pic.twitter.com/Shro0rZv5T
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) September 9, 2018
Wow Parabems @jessicammapro #KOTN #UFC228 #Strawweight
— Jessica Jag Aguilar (@jagatt) September 9, 2018
LIL MIKE TYSON !! #ufc228
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 9, 2018
That was one of the most brutal knockouts I’ve ever seen in a women’s fight.... #ufc228
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) September 9, 2018
@jessicammapro what a right hand? Wow!!!
— Roan Jucao (@jucao) September 9, 2018
ZABIT MAGOMEDSHARIPOV DEF. BRANDON DAVIS
This fighter is a killer @zabit_mma
— Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort) September 9, 2018
Future champion for sure, keep the good work and keep being humble.
And let’s cut this hair, keep the beard https://t.co/h6nB6fQHI2
So many finishes tonight.. #UFC228
— Bonecrusher (@Marc_Diakiese) September 9, 2018
The question is, who gets 50k for that weird kneebar finish? #UFC228
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) September 9, 2018
ZAbit is a baaad man #ufc228
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 9, 2018
Ironically @zabit_mma’s height is 187cm. You know what that code stands for, right?! #murder
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) September 9, 2018
Congrats champ!!!!
Fucking nasty wow.. this guy is for REAL @ufc
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) September 9, 2018
Zabit with the slick sub #UFC228
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) September 9, 2018
Amazing banana split kneebar split by Zabit. Sterling hit one earlier, and then Zabit was like... #ufc228 pic.twitter.com/u1l5Lwt3Zm
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) September 9, 2018
I gotta try that submission now ♂️
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 9, 2018
JIMMIE RIVERA DEF. JOHN DODSON
Dodson vs Rivera fucken boring
— Matthew Lopez (@matthewlopez135) September 9, 2018
I’m fading ...... ♂️
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 9, 2018
The best, and most, strikes Dodson threw were after the final bell. #ufc228 pic.twitter.com/urRFZFW78m
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) September 9, 2018
ABDUL RAZAK ALHASSAN DEF. NIKO PRICE
Mazzzzzz!!!!! #ufc228 @JudoRazak
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 9, 2018
Wow what a ko @ufc
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) September 9, 2018
What a way to start the main card! #UFC228
— scott askham (@scottaskham1) September 9, 2018
Standing with Alhassan is not a good idea, which Price just found out, via three-punch combo KO. #ufc228 pic.twitter.com/6fTY2XLTya
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) September 9, 2018
Daaaamn Alhassan is a beast!!! #ufc228
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) September 9, 2018
Just cashed on my boy!! @JudoRazak @ufc #Vickspicks
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) September 9, 2018
Wow! Rivera vs Dodson looked a lot different than I thought it would. #UFC228 pic.twitter.com/UX57DIOVvT
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) September 9, 2018
Crazy finish by “Dodson” #ufc228 pic.twitter.com/GghY2c28Gx
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) September 9, 2018
You get a bonus you get a bonus these fights are #ufc228 pic.twitter.com/hNPfvckKil
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 9, 2018