Tyron Woodley may or may not be the next top contender to the welterweight championship title following his TKO victory over Carlos Condit in the co-main event of last night's (Sat., Mar. 15, 2014) UFC 171: "Hendricks vs. Lawler" pay-per-view (PPV) from American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It's not that his win was controversial; it certainly wasn't. It's how it happened. During a takedown, Condit appeared to tweak his knee. He gritted his way through the initial pain and continued fighting but Woodley took advantage with a hard leg kick that buckled "The Natural Born Killer's" front leg so bad it caused his back leg to twist in such a way that his knee completely gave out. An MRI was scheduled and completed with results pending as of this writing. Because of the wacky ending, Woodley may have to further prove his mettle at 170-pounds before he gets a crack at new division kingpin Johny Hendricks, who defeated Robbie Lawler roughly an hour after "T-Wood" took out Condit. Stay tuned. For more on Woodley vs. Condit click here, and for complete UFC 171 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.
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