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Published 11:59 12 Sept 2018 BST
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"This is something we've been talking about working on for a couple years. Since he became champion, he thought it was going to be different. At the end of the day, he really thought it was going to be different. You become champion, best in the world, and you think you're going to get this adulation from the community and the world - and for him, it seemed to get worse. It really frustrated him. He thought everybody was going to appreciate him, and it was like, people hated him."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1039167202191204352
"He's realised that being frustrated and sending that type of energy back wasn't helping. So we've said, 'Let's just focus on what we're here for and that's winning.' We can't afford to lose, because we know what people are saying now. Imagine if we lost. So let's not waste energy on complaining and just get the job done."Public perception of Woodley appears to be changing after his last fight. If he fights notorious troll Colby Covington next, he is guaranteed to be the crowd favourite.
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