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Stephen Thompson’s Dad Goes After Tyron Woodley On Facebook

According to the champ himself, UFC welterweight title-holder Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley will defend his 170-pound throne against the ‘Wonderboy’ Stephen Thompson. Shortly after taking the title from ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 this past July, Woodley immediately began to campaign for a massive ‘money fight’ with welterweight legends such as Nick Diaz

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According to the champ himself, UFC welterweight title-holder Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley will defend his 170-pound throne against the ‘Wonderboy’ Stephen Thompson.

Shortly after taking the title from ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 this past July, Woodley immediately began to campaign for a massive ‘money fight’ with welterweight legends such as Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre.

‘Wonderboy’ immediately threw his name in the hat for a shot at the new champion’s title, but was shut down by Woodley who stated that Thompson should fight Lawler instead since he was so sure he would win.

Now it seems that the champ has decided to change his mind and give the No. 2-ranked 170-pounder a shot at the gold, but not without taking a few shots at his counterpart as well.

Woodley stated earlier this week that he doesn’t respect Thompson as a man. ‘The Chosen One’ also claims that ‘Wonderboy’ and his team knew about the fight six weeks before it’s announcement:

“He knows that we committed to this fight almost six weeks ago and for him to charade around like I’m scared to fight him, retweeting and liking all these posts.

“For someone to desperately need to that affirmation from the fans and for people to like him, like I can’t respect that,” Woodley said.

‘Wonderboy’s’ father, Ray Thompson, took to Facebook to counter Woodley’s claims, stating that the Thompson camp didn’t find out about the fight until Woodley made the announcement on FS1:

Woodley then fired some shots at Thompson through social media himself, claiming ‘Wonderboy’s’ father is fighting his battles for him:

@UpstateKarateSC @Ufc wow is he 12 or 34? Love seeing pop fight his battles! You can bring in Dan Gable & yell from a mega phone wont help

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) September 21, 2016

Pappa Thompson would have the last words however, as he stated that while he and Woodley argued over social media, his son was deep in preparation for their upcoming title clash:

Woodley will defend his title against ‘Wonderboy’ at UFC 205 live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on November 12, 2016.

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Khabib Calls Bullsh*t On Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez

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The scene surrounding UFC 205 has been bizarre to say the least. Fans were teased with rumours of a massive title fight between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor, but that tale took a twist this week. After widespread reports that Alvazrez vs. McGregor was a done deal, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s name cropped up in the mix. According to UFC president Dana White and ‘The Eagle,’ they were simply waiting on Alvarez to sign the bout agreement. Following this apparent shuffle at UFC 205 came reports that McGregor was still rehabbing his foot injury from UFC 202.

Then we learned ‘The Notorious’ was fine, and still wanting to compete on the first New York card in MMA history. After so many conflicting stories and ‘leaked’ announcements, it’s fair to assume someone is leading a bit of a wild goose chase. In all seriousness though, the UFC 205 card is lacking in New York natives. Al Iaquinta removed himself from the card recently after being banned from earning bonuses for three fights. His controversial story links to reports that Chris Weidman is refusing to fight at MSG too. What about the big three at lightweight then?

Khabib Calls BS

As the UFC seems to be swinging between money fights and rankings, both Alvarez and McGregor seem set on the latter. Stuck in the middle is the number one ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov, who told ESPN via MMAFighting that he isn’t happy. According to the undefeated 155-pounder, handing ‘The Notorious’ a title shot at lightweight is ‘Number 1 bullshit.’

“Conor’s stuck two divisions, featherweight and lightweight. Now Conor makes the decisions…

“I want to fight at 205 in New York, maybe fight with Eddie Alvarez. I love this fight. I want to fight for the belt. All fans, coaches, fighters, analytics, everybody agrees and knows who deserves this title shot. I deserve it. I am No. 1 ranked. Why UFC put me on No. 1 ranking if they don’t want to give me title shot? Why do they make rankings?

“Conor McGregor fights in the UFC in a lighter division and the UFC wants to give him title shot? I think this is No. 1 bullshit. They cannot give him a title shot because he’s never fought with the top guys, like top five, top 10 in the lightweight division, and they want to give him title shot? “

‘Not High Level’

After a lengthy period of absence due to injury, ‘The Eagle’ returned to defeat Darrell Horcher by TKO. Although he was out for nearly two years to the day, Nurmagomedov managed to maintain his top ranked spot. In regards to Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, Khabib says neither are a high level fight for the top five in the lightweight rankings:

“I think at 170 pounds a lot of people can kill both [McGregor and Diaz]. This is my opinion. If we look at the lightweight division, I think a lot of guys can beat these guys. Edson Barboza, Tony Ferguson, Dos Anjos, Michael Johnson, a lot of guys can beat those guys. I think this is big money fight, and that’s it. I don’t think this it’s a high level fight.

“For me it’s very interesting, how will Conor look when he comes to lightweight division? For me, I think his weight is 155 , but if he wants to fight for the title he needs to take somebody like a top five fighter. If he beats him, he deserves title shot, I agree. But now if the UFC gives him a title shot, I don’t agree because I am the next in the line.”

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Rumor: Conor McGregor Is Fine, Can Fight At UFC 205

Updating a news report that arrived on tonight’s (Wed., September 21, 2016) ‘UFC Tonight’ that featherweight champion Conor McGregor was unlikely to fight at November 12’s blockbuster UFC 205 card from Madison Square Garden due to a lingering leg injury, but supposedly that may not be the case. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, sources close to McGregor

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Updating a news report that arrived on tonight’s (Wed., September 21, 2016) ‘UFC Tonight’ that featherweight champion Conor McGregor was unlikely to fight at November 12’s blockbuster UFC 205 card from Madison Square Garden due to a lingering leg injury, but supposedly that may not be the case.

According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, sources close to McGregor revealed that ‘The Notorious’ is suffering none of the initial ill effects of the leg injury he sustained against Nate Diaz in their five-round classic at UFC 202. He’s apparently fine and could compete on the historic card were he offered a fight:

According to sources close to McGregor, Conor is "fine" and the leg would not prevent him from fighting at UFC 205.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 22, 2016

The news is no doubt strange, yet it’s not a far cry from the circus we saw unfold this spring when McGregor ‘retired’ from fighting after he was pulled from his scheduled rematch with Diaz in the main event of July 9’s UFC 200 after a dispute over McGregor skipping a press conference in favor of training to avenge his original loss to Diaz at UFC 196.

There was an oft-discussed rumor that McGregor would face lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for the 155-pound title in the main event, but that also devolved into a circus of its own last night when White revealed top-ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov was actually the next title contender at UFC 205. That fight was reportedly scrapped and moved to December 10’s UFC 206 from Toronto after Alvarez allegedly failed to sign a bout agreement in time for a UFC-imposed deadline to fight at UFC 205.

With that now out in the open, it was thought McGregor may face longtime rival Jose Aldo for the featherweight belt at UFC 205, but apparently the Irish superstar was not even offered a bout at UFC 205. Many are whispering that the whole mess has arisen out of a disagreement over money.

We’ve seen the show before, and it’s obvious that both sides are stubborn and unwilling to back down. As we saw with UFC 200, however, the UFC playing hardball may not be best for business even if they are hell-bent on proving they run the show.

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Breaking: Conor McGregor Won’t Fight At UFC 205

Finally, several bouts have been made official for November 12’s UFC 205 pay-per-view event from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Featherweight champion Conor McGregor just won’t be among them unfortunately. Speculation has recently predicted a Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez main event for the lightweight title, but UFC President Dana White seemingly

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Finally, several bouts have been made official for November 12’s UFC 205 pay-per-view event from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Featherweight champion Conor McGregor just won’t be among them unfortunately.

Speculation has recently predicted a Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez main event for the lightweight title, but UFC President Dana White seemingly put the kibosh on those plans by saying top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov would get the next 155-pound title shot at the event.

White expanded upon that notion earlier tonight when Megan Olivi announced on ‘UFC Tonight’ that the president revealed McGregor was still rehabbing a foot injury from his five-round war with Nate Diaz at August 20’s UFC 202. That meant ‘The Notorious’ was unlikely to fight at the UFC’s first event from New York City. Alvarez vs. Nurmagomedov, meanwhile, was clarified by White as potentially headlining December 10’s UFC 206 from Toronto. Both fighters have been sent new bout agreements for the title tilt.

The five bouts that were officially announced were Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Donald Cerrone, Tim Kennedy vs. Rashad Evans, Tim Boestch vs. Rafael Natal, and Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian. Hailing from nearby Toms River, New Jersey, Edgar will look to rebound from a loss to longtime former champion Aldo for the interim featherweight belt in at July’s UFC 200 from Las Vegas.

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley also guaranteed as ‘UFC Tonight’ co-host that he would be facing Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson at the card, a fight that he announced last Friday but is only being held up by a technicality in the contract according to ‘The Chosen One.’

The full card will be announced at a press conference from Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, three days before tickets for the historic card go on sale.

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Conor McGregor Fuels UFC 205 Main Event Speculation: “Beg Me”

Despite tweets from Dana White and Khabib Nurmagomedov that indicate an Eddie Alvarez vs. Nurmagomedov UFC Lightweight Title fight as the main event of UFC 205, it appears that nothing is official yet regarding the main event for the promotion’s first …

Despite tweets from Dana White and Khabib Nurmagomedov that indicate an Eddie Alvarez vs. Nurmagomedov UFC Lightweight Title fight as the main event of UFC 205, it appears that nothing is official yet regarding the main event for the promotion’s first event in the state of New York in November.

Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that as of Wednesday morning, no fight had been signed to headline the UFC 205 PPV card, despite tweets from the UFC President and Russian lightweight contender on Tuesday evening, and an additional tweet from Khabib on Wednesday thanking the UFC for a “gift.”

Fueling speculation that Conor McGregor could be in the running for the headline spot at the first-ever UFC event at Madison Square Garden was a tweet posted by “The Notorious” one on Wednesday afternoon.

Much like the recent negotiations for UFC 200, and later UFC 202, it appears as though the Irish mega-star is using his heavily populated public platform to negotiate his way into a highly sought after PPV main event slot.

On his official Twitter page on Wednesday, the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion simply wrote, “Beg me.”

UFC 205 takes place on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.

Beg me

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 21, 2016

Gian Villante vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima Off UFC 205 PPV Card In New York

It looks like the injury bug has already starting affecting UFC’s debut event in the state of New York.

Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that a minor injury has forced Gian Villante off of the the historic event scheduled for Madison Sq…

It looks like the injury bug has already starting affecting UFC’s debut event in the state of New York.

Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that a minor injury has forced Gian Villante off of the the historic event scheduled for Madison Square Garden in November.

Villante was booked to fight Marcos Rogerio de Lima at the UFC 205 pay-per-view event. The UFC has yet to officially announce the story, however their Brazilian TV partner, Globo, is also reporting the news.

UFC 205 takes place on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.