Tyron Woodley suffers gruesome eye cut that looks like he was ‘crying blood’ in shock UFC loss to Gilbert Burns

TYRON WOODLEY suffered a gruesome eye cut as Gilbert Burns pulled off the biggest win of his career. The former welterweight champion was fighting for the first time since losing his belt to Kamaru Usman last year, as he took on in-from Burns at the UFC’s Apex Center in Las Vegas. And Woodley got off […]

TYRON WOODLEY suffered a gruesome eye cut as Gilbert Burns pulled off the biggest win of his career.

The former welterweight champion was fighting for the first time since losing his belt to Kamaru Usman last year, as he took on in-from Burns at the UFC’s Apex Center in Las Vegas.

And Woodley got off to a terrible start as he was dropped in round one and suffered a nasty gash following an elbow.

The cut was so bad claret streamed from his eye almost looking as though he was crying blood.

But Burns kept up the pace and continued to outstrike Woodley throughout the second and third round.

By the fourth Woodley was again on the floor following an explosive combination by Burns.

Woodley – who was due to face Brit Leon Edwards in London in March before the fight was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic – survived the fifth and final round.

But the convincing points loss puts a major dent in the 38-year-old’s run back to the belt, but Burns, now on a six-fight winning streak, is eyeing a shot at Usman’s title.

He said: “I’m very happy, I knew I could do it. I was calling these guys out for a reason. Not bad for a jiu-jitsu guy.

 

“I love the champ, my training partner Kamaru Usman, but gimme the shot.

“I’ve got a lot of respect and love for you. I beat the former champion in the same way – maybe even better.

“If they wanna make a fight in July, I got no scratches or anything, I can do it.”