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Tyron Woodley: GSP & Nick Diaz Are Stepping Stones For Me

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley hasn’t been in the hot seat for long, but already is making some noise about huge fights. Mere minutes after starching Robbie Lawler at UFC 201, ‘The Chosen One’ was interviewed by top contender Stephen Thompson. ‘Wonderboy’ called for his shot at the belt, but was snubbed by Woodley in

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Former 170-pound champion and UFC legend GSP has been inactive since a 2013 split decision over Johny Hendricks. ‘Rush’ took an extended leave of absence, referencing the lack of drug testing and personal issues as his reasons. In time we’d come to learn that St-Pierre still had the urge to fight, and just yesterday he announced he had joined the USADA testing pool. The obvious connotation from that statement is that GSP is coming back.

Georges St-Pierre has teased a comeback practically from the moment he vacated the belt at UFC 167... — Georges St-Pierre has teased a comeback from the moment he vacated the belt at UFC 167…

Money fights are the future

Former Strikeforce welterweight champ and cult UFC icon Nick Diaz had his suspension from the Nevada Commission end earlier this month. Once Woodley spoke his name, the 209 native gave a number of colourful interviews regarding the recently minted champion. In a hilarious moment, Diaz claimed Woodley ‘needed a few more fights’ before he could be considered as a worthy foe.

These comments did not go down well with ‘The Chosen One,’ who later responded by saying Diaz had ‘talked himself out of the money fight.’ The welterweight revival continued though, as St-Pierre doubled up the headlines by calling out Diaz for a rematch. Not one to miss out on all the fun, Woodley sat down with The Buzzer’s Andy Nesbitt to talk about his next fight.

“Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz are stepping-stones to me making the UFC hall of fame. I like the St-Pierre fight at UFC 205, he has a big following in New York and I think it would make a great fight. The Diaz call out was because he was one of the guys who fought when there wasn’t a lot of money in fighting. Out of all the guys I thought he really deserved a big money fight.”

“This is the biggest opportunity for the UFC to blow this out of the water. The former champion, a legend, and (me) the future of the sport. I have to go out there and prove to myself I’m the best in the world.”

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“Fighters get enough flack from the fans. Fighters should not be giving someone else who competes that kind of flack.”

There’s a lot of potential for Tyron Woodley’s future as UFC champion. Do you think e can beat Nick Diaz or Georges St-Pierre? If so, there’s no denying he’ll be well up there with the best welterweight champs of all-time.

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Tyron Woodley Responds To Accusations Of Ducking Wonderboy

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Recently inaugurated UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley laid siege to the crown with a devastating first round knockout against Robbie Lawler. ‘Ruthless’ was unable to exit the first round thanks to Woodley’s ‘Ol’ T-Bomb’ putting his lights out in short order. It took a single well-disguised overhand right to finish Lawler’s stint as champion, and with a new king always comes a debate about the next contender. In the case of ‘The Chosen One’ it wasn’t a simple matter of assessing the cavalcade at the top end of the division.

In similar fashion to Conor McGregor, Dominick Cruz and Michael Bisping’s recent call outs, Woodley looked for the ‘money fights.’ First calling out Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre, the new champion left one particularly rampant contender snubbed. Stephen Thompson, fresh off wins over former champ Johny Hendricks, Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald, did not even get a sniff in terms of being next in line.

The acrobatic ‘Wonderboy’ left behind a string of world kickboxing title when he started MMA back in 2010. Thompson was immediately pegged for UFC success when he debuted with a soul-crushing first round knockout of Dan Stittgen in 2012. His decision loss to Matt Brown would be his only defeat to date, and Thompson has since built a seven fight head of steam. Coming of age against MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 89 would surely score ‘Wonderboy’ a shot at the title, or at least that’s what he and his followers believed.

With Woodley’s decision to turn down Thompson has come some serious fire over social media. Check out the comments left on ‘T-Wood’s’ Facebook page before we show the response from the champion:

“Got that belt…now hes afraid to defend it against the number 1 guy. What a punk. Cant avoid Thompson forever.”

“Tyron Woodley Lucky for you the UFC has lost touch with respecting the integrity of the sport. If it really came down to who’s the true best, or even the best challenge for you, Stephen Thompson is it! Duck him all you want, it’s only a matter of time. Enjoy that strap while you have it.”

“You said you are the number one contender for the title fight, and now you say you can pic the fight for entertainment?

WTF stop ducking Wonderboy! He is now the number one contender, just like you when you wanted to fight Robbie !

So fight him!”

Obviously these were the most family friendly comments we could muster up, but you get the point. Taking to his official Instagram account, Woodley sent the following statement to those who are accusing him of being too choosy:

Look who is in the bottom left saying "I Got Next" after @nickdiaz209 beat #PaulDaley I'm not here by accident people. This is by design. Like it or not "I GOT NOW!" You can say what u like but I'm the #Undisputed @UFC Champion Of the World. Deal with it cause I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. Funny how fans know exactly who I should fight, and who deserves the next shot. Not to mention selectively chose when you want this to be an entertainment and sport. Please put your work address below so I can show up to your jobs and tell you and your boss if you deserve a raise or who deserves it above you. How you should do your job, and repeat verbatim like a sound bite what I hear others say about you. Comical????????????????! Maybe you should focus on your career cause God got me. #Blessed #UFC #Champ #ChampCamp LINK in Bio!!

A photo posted by Tyron Woodley (@twooodley) on Aug 5, 2016 at 7:01pm PDT

Earlier this week the recently minted champ accused Diaz of being ‘too high’ to remember why they never fought in the Strikeforce days. He also said the Stockton brawler had ‘talked himself out of seven figures’ when he said Woodley didn’t deserve a fight with him. So it sounds as though it’s GSP or bust for ‘The Chosen One,’ but what if St-Pierre doesn’t come out of retirement?

WoodleyKO'edLawler2 — Woodley claims the belt in dominant fashion after knocking out Robbie Lawler in round one at UFC 201…

Money or rankings, which s more important and why?

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Nick Diaz: Georges St-Pierre Too Scared To Fight Me

The UFC welterweight division ushered in another new champion at UFC 201 this past Saturday July 30. Tyron Woodley claimed his biggest scalp to date in knocking out Robbie Lawler, and that devastating first round stoppage has given the division an interesting shape. Many expected a fight with Stephen Thompson or perhaps even Rory MacDonald […]

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Taking on the microphone moments after his monumental win, ‘The Chosen One’ started talking about ‘money fights.’ In terms of the welterweight category, very few names fit in that mix. Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and cult hero Nick Diaz were brought up in discussions. When talking about the latter, the Stockton brawler’s suspension was finally over as of yesterday, and he was already talking about a fight with Woodley.

Mar 16, 2013; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Nick Diaz (blue) taunts Georges St.Pierre (red) during their Welterweight title bout at UFC 158 at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

MMA’s favorite bad boy urged the promotion to ‘make him an offer’ on the Woodley fight, but was singing quite a different tune in his interview with ESPN.

“We are gonna have to sit down and have a look at what the fans want to see. I’m on top of this game right now, there ain’t no giving me a shot, these people get a shot at me. I’m giving somebody a shot, I’m the guy to beat. We’ll see how (Woodley does). He just got the title, he needs a few fights, I’m just over here sitting back, like, I don’t need a fight.”

“There’s no reason for me to come and fight for fun, I don’t like to hurt people for fun. I like Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler, so can we talk about a reason why I should be out to get somebody? I’m not interested in fighting Robbie, he just lost, nothing against him but, I mean, that’s just not where I’m heading right now. We need to talk about these things, I’m not here in the media to talk about what I’m gonna do or not gonna do in the media. I’m just saying, I’m just, like, look, you know, I’m not suspended no more and all these guys are saying stuff about me. I’m like, look, what are you guys gonna do for me? I can’t help you. Maybe help yourself first and then we can talk.”

“I don’t see Georges St-Pierre coming back, he’s too scared to fight me, and now I don’t see any superstars. I don’t even wanna say anybody’s name, no one even knows who they are until I say their name and now they know who the guy is.”

Nick Diaz, ladies and gentlemen, Nick Diaz is BACK!

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