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Tyron Woodley: 'I just need some respect on my name!'

Russell Ess - September 21, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been given a lot of heat ever since being crowned the king of 170 pound divison. Woodley has stated that he has dealt with a lot of criticism, negativity, and racism after he knocked out Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in July.

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Odds: Stephen Thompson Opens as Favorite Over Champ Tyron Woodley

Tom Taylor - September 18, 2016

When Stephen Thompson extended his win-streak to seven with a June win over Rory MacDonald, he seemed like a shoo-in for a shot at the winner of Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley’s July welterweight title fight. When Woodley stole Lawler’s title with a blistering, first-round KO, however, Thompson’s future became far less clear. Immediately after the win, Woodley began expressing his interest in welterweight “money fights” with superstars like Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz. At the same time, he expressed a complete disinterest in Thompson being his first title challenger. Even when the ever-courteous Thompson tried his hand at trash-talk, saying Woodley seemed “scared,” the champ wouldn’t budge.

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Tyron Woodley's plan for Demian Maia's Jiu-Jitsu: "I'mma bite him"

bjpenndotcom - September 8, 2016

Earlier this month, #3 ranked welterweight Demian Maia stepped into the Octagon to fight former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit in a highly anticipated showdown of welterweights with different styles. While Condit hoped to keep the fight standing and get a TKO win, Maia was able to take the fight to the ground and submit ‘The Natural Born Killer’ in the very first round of their main event scrap.

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Stephen Thompson to Tyron Woodley: "It Sounds Like You're Scared to Fight Me."

Tom Taylor - September 5, 2016

It’s no secret that UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is not particularly keen on fighting number-one-contender Stephen Thompson. Instead, the champ infamously explained on Fox Sports that he is interested in “money fights” with the likes of Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre. Unsurprisingly, Woodley’s stance is not going over well with Thompson. On a recent episode of Submission Radio, Thompson addressed Woodley’s strange reluctance to fight him.

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Tyron Woodley appears to be getting fed up with the "Wonderboy" talk

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

Tyron Woodley realized his dream at last month’s UFC 201 event in Atlanta, when he became the UFC’s welterweight champion after scoring a first-round knockout victory over Robbie Lawler. Since winning the title Woodley has expressed his interest in having a “big money fight” for his first title defense.

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VIDEO | Stephen Thompson: Tyron Woodley should earn his 'money fight' by defending the title a couple of times

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

Top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson was interviewed prior to last night’s UFC on FOX 21 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Tyron Woodley details which fights he thinks should be next in the UFC's welterweight division

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is eyeing a “big money fight” for his first title defense which is expected to take place later this year. “The Chosen One” has expressed interest in fighting either former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre or former Strikeforce welterweight title holder Nick Diaz in recent weeks.

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Tyron Woodley fires back at Conor McGregor for calling him a bum

bjpenndotcom - August 17, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is never one to shy away from talking trash. While McGregor is slated to fight Nate Diaz in a highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 202 this Saturday, he hasn’t refrained from trash talking many other UFC stars. That hasn’t sat too well with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who fired back at McGregor during his ‘Morning Wood with Deez Nuts’ podcast:

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PHOTO | Tyron Woodley leaks text messages with Georges St-Pierre

bjpenndotcom - August 12, 2016

While UFC President Dana White stated this week that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be getting the next welterweight title shot, Tyron Woodley is doing is best to finalize a fight with Georges St-Pierre. After White announced that Thompson would be the first challenger to Woodley’s welterweight championship, Woodley took to Twitter to point out that a contract for a fight with Thompson hasn’t been finalized.

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Tyron Woodley reacts to news of Stephen Thompson fight

bjpenndotcom - August 12, 2016

Friday afternoon, UFC President Dana White revealed that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be getting the next welterweight title shot. The news came after a period of uncertainty following Woodley’s UFC 201 knockout win over Robbie Lawler at the end of last month. Following the win, Woodley shut Thompson down on the FS1 post-fight show, calling for a fight against Georges St-Pierre or Nick Diaz instead.

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Tyron Woodley gets word from Dana White on his first UFC welterweight title defense matchup

Russell Ess - August 12, 2016

Tyron Woodley realized his dreams at UFC 201, becoming the UFC welterweight champion of the world after knocking out Robbie Lawler. Following the biggest win of his career, Woodley said that he was looking for big fights and called out Nick Diaz.

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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley didn't want to promote UFC 201 during fight week

bjpenndotcom - August 11, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor caught quite a bit of criticism prior to UFC 200 for refusing to attend press-related events. Ultimately, McGregor was pulled from the event for refusing to fulfill his media obligations.

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Tyron Woodley sends a thundering message to all his haters

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Tyron Woodley realized his dreams at UFC 201 by becoming the UFC welterweight champion of the world. Following his knockout win over Robbie Lawler, Woodley called out Nick Diaz who is fresh off an 18-month suspension. “The chosen one” has since gotten some criticism for trying to pick his opponent immediately after winning the belt.

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Tyron Woodley fires back at Nick Diaz on social media

Russell Ess - August 5, 2016

Tyron Woodley called out Nick Diaz for a big money fight following his KO victory over Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 this past weekend. Diaz who is fresh off a suspension for testing positive for marijuana says that even though Woodley is the new UFC welterweight champion, his name still isn’t big enough to sell their fight.

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Opening Georges St-Pierre vs. Tyron Woodley betting odds

bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016

Tyron Woodley hadn’t been UFC welterweight champion for more than an hour before he called out the greatest welterweight of all time, Georges St-Pierre. While rumors of GSP returning to the Octagon have continued to surface since he took an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon starting in 2013, UFC President Dana White has remained adamant that St-Pierre will never return to the Octagon.

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Tyron woodley lands role in major movie

bjpenndotcom - August 2, 2016

Just days after winning the UFC welterweight championship by knocking out Robbie Lawler, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has landed a role in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film set to release on July 7th, 2017. Woodley revealed brief details on the film to The MMA Hour:

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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley sends out a message 24 hours after capturing UFC gold

Chris Taylor - July 31, 2016

Tyron Woodley realized his dream last night in Atlanta by becoming the undisputed UFC welterweight champion of the world. “The Chosen One” scored a first-round knockout victory over Robbie Lawler in a bout which served as the main event for UFC 201.

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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley calls out Georges St-Pierre at UFC 205

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/HJYdx2FKOM4 In the main event of UFC 201, Tyron Woodley shocked the world as he knocked out Robbie Lawler in just minutes to claim the UFC welterweight championship.