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Tyron Woodley may currently be on the sidelines with an injury, but that hasn’t stopped him observing the MMA landscape. Woodley, who has been suffering a shoulder injury since his bout with Demian Maia at UFC 214, has declared himself fit to ret…
Tyron Woodley may currently be on the sidelines with an injury, but that hasn’t stopped him observing the MMA landscape. Woodley, who has been suffering a shoulder injury since his bout with Demian Maia at UFC 214, has declared himself fit to return and he doesn’t care who it is against. With Rafael Dos Anjos […]
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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is tired of hearing fighters calling for a title shot. Woodley is coming off recent shoulder surgery but is back in the gym training. The champ has stated publicly in the past that he doesn’t think there are any clear contenders in the division right now. Woodley continues to say that […]
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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is tired of hearing fighters calling for a title shot.
Woodley is coming off recent shoulder surgery but is back in the gym training. The champ has stated publicly in the past that he doesn’t think there are any clear contenders in the division right now.
Woodley continues to say that former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is the opponent he wants and that he will tell fighters such as Rafael dos Anjos, Colby Covington, and Kamaru Usman to wait a little longer.
The welterweight champion is all about wanting to take money fights these days and has got into it publicly with UFC President Dana White.
Woodley took to his official Instagram account to put those who are calling for a title shot on notice by writing the following in the caption of the video.
“These #WelterWhinners don’t really want to see me. Or These Hands! I’m ready to run the roster! @ufc don’t have a fighter sign that can beat me.
Sorry guys I’ll be here for a bit. Thanks @tikighosn for the work and hospitality, @hansmolenkamp for being so clutch, @monsterenergy for letting me roar, and @circlekstores for the partnership! #AndFOREVER #TeamMonster#WeOutHere.”
While Woodley is on the sidelines, the promotion is pushing forward with the division and has already made a big fight in the weight class.
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will take on Colby Covington for the interim welterweight title at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.
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In January 2015, Tyron Woodley and Kelvin Gastelum did battle in a three round welterweight bout at UFC 183 and although it was a closely fought contest, Woodley ultimately walked away with a split-decision victory. Since then, Gastelum has moved up to middleweight primarily due to weight cutting issues, emerging as a contender and most […]
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In January 2015, Tyron Woodley and Kelvin Gastelum did battle in a three round welterweight bout at UFC 183 and although it was a closely fought contest, Woodley ultimately walked away with a split-decision victory.
Since then, Gastelum has moved up to middleweight primarily due to weight cutting issues, emerging as a contender and most recently knocking out former champion Michael Bisping. Woodley, on the other hand, has become the 170-pound champion, defending the title three times to date.
Next weekend, Gastelum will return to action in a pivotal bout against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and while he expects to fight for the 185-pound title in the near future, he also still has a rematch with Woodley on his mind:
“Eventually, I’m going to be fighting for that title at middleweight, which is crazy,” Gastelum said in a recent media scrum in Los Angeles (transcript via MMAjunkie). “But yeah, in my eyes, in the back of my head – way in the back of my head – I still have welterweight in mind.
“That fight is like a splinter in my heart,” he added. “I kind of want to get that fight back – make the weight, make it right. In a lot of people’s eyes, including myself, I won that fight.”
Woodley is currently recovering from shoulder injury but it’s unlikely that he’ll be moving up to middleweight any time soon. If Gastelum were indeed to get the green light from the UFC to drop back down in weight, perhaps the rematch could take place.
As far as the fight with “Jacare” goes though, Gastelum feels as if he’s prepared as best he could:
“You can only prepare and strategize the best you can, and I feel like I’ve done that,” Gastelum said. “I feel like I’m prepared to the best of my abilities for what he brings to the table.”
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Kelvin Gastelum has his sights set on a rematch despite having his next fight lined up. Gastelum is slated to fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in a middleweight bout at the upcoming UFC 224 pay-per-view event. This will serve as the co-headliner. While pro…
Kelvin Gastelum has his sights set on a rematch despite having his next fight lined up. Gastelum is slated to fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in a middleweight bout at the upcoming UFC 224 pay-per-view event. This will serve as the co-headliner. While promoting this fight, Gastelum stated in a recent interview that he would like […]
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A close friend of Nate Diaz just claimed the Stockton star wasn’t only looking for a Conor McGregor trilogy in his return bout, and that scenario is reportedly developing rapidly. A report surfaced from ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto that Diaz and the UFC are in talks for a high-profile return for Diaz at August 4’s UFC 227 […]
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A close friend of Nate Diaz just claimed the Stockton star wasn’t only looking for a Conor McGregor trilogy in his return bout, and that scenario is reportedly developing rapidly.
A report surfaced from ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto that Diaz and the UFC are in talks for a high-profile return for Diaz at August 4’s UFC 227 event from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Diaz supposedly wants to return at the event in his home state and is also interested in one of the names the UFC has given him after turning down many top opponents in recent months.
According to MMA Fighting, however, neither of those names is Conor McGregor or Khabib Nurmagomedov, so Diaz would likely be matched with a top 155-pound contender like Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier, or Kevin Lee.
There’s also the possibility, of course, that Diaz stays at welterweight, where he fought McGregor twice at in 2016, and meets welterweight champ Tyron Woodley in “The Chosen One’s” return from shoulder surgery last year. The fight has been discussed over the past year or so, and Woodley has repeatedly made it overtly apparent he wants a lucrative fight with a Diaz brother – be it Nick or Nate.
Out of action since his thin majority decision loss to McGregor at August 2016’s UFC 202, Diaz hinted at a comeback in “May-June” earlier this year. He’s reportedly turned down several fights with the top-ranked lightweights during his latest sit on the side, so the UFC must have come with a suitable amount of cash to bring the popular, polarizing Stockton slugger out of his self-imposed hiatus.
There’s been nothing official from the UFC on the awaited return as of yet.
If Diaz does decide to come back at the Calif.-based card, he would add another huge name to an event that already has an anticipated, bad blood-fueled rematch between bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw and former champion Cody Garbrandt.
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It’s been almost two years since fans have seen Nate Diaz compete in the octagon when he lost a razor-thin majority decision to archrival Conor McGregor at August 2016’s UFC 202. The younger Diaz brother has stayed on the sidelines since, holding out for the monstrous trilogy fight with McGregor that has been looked at as […]
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It’s been almost two years since fans have seen Nate Diaz compete in the octagon when he lost a razor-thin majority decision to archrival Conor McGregor at August 2016’s UFC 202.
The younger Diaz brother has stayed on the sidelines since, holding out for the monstrous trilogy fight with McGregor that has been looked at as a foregone conclusion ever since ‘The Notorious’ tied the score at one apiece following Diaz’ shocking submission victory in their short-notice first match-up at UFC 196.
He’s remained active on social media in the time since as well, calling out many of the top lightweights on social media to elicit criticism from said fighters that he’s been turning down high-profile bouts at an incredible clip. He’s reportedly been offered opponents like Eddie Alvarez, Tony Ferguson, and even welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, only to turn them down and stay on the bench.
So even though Diaz claims he wants to be active, it seems he’ll only consider a return fight against McGregor, and for a longtime veteran clearly only motivated by the biggest and best payday right now, you can hardly blame him based on that point of view.
However, that’s not succinctly the case according to Diaz’ longtime friend and teammate Jake Shields, who revealed during this week’s edition of The MMA Hour (via MMA Mania) that Diaz is not only looking for McGregor but simply the biggest and most lucrative fight possible:
“He’s not just looking for Conor. He’s looking for a fight that makes sense and that’s going to give him a big payday and a lot of hype.”
There’s little evidence to doubt that any fight involving Diaz’ return would be big business no matter whom he fought, yet the obvious blockbuster is the third fight with McGregor that seemed like it was a stark eventuality but now may be in doubt considering the Irish former champion is awaiting court and perceived to be facing current 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov if and when he does return.
That would leave precious few opponents who truly move the needle for Diaz, and that count could be even fewer when names he would actually fight are taken into account.
It’s laughable to consider him a welterweight title contender, especially with Rafael dos Anjos facing Colby Covington for the interim welterweight title at UFC 225 and Woodley expected to return from surgery to fight the winner. That makes Woodley vs. Diaz unlikely, although there may not be another bout Diaz is willing to return for.
Shields may claim Diaz isn’t just looking for his last McGregor payday, but who else may he be looking for?
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