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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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Tyron Woodley: Stephen Wonder Woman Thompson can go fight Robbie Lawler

Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016

Tyron Woodley became the UFC’s undisputed welterweight champion at UFC 201 in Atlanta by scoring a first-round knockout win over Robbie Lawler. Since then there has been much debate as to who Woodley should be fighting in his first title defense.

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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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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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VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew talk about the UFC welterweight title picture that surrounds champion Tyron Woodley

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/yCD_NxM0Jbg Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has stirred up a lot of talk after knocking out Robbie Lawler at UFC 201.

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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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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 fires back at "idiot" Nick Diaz

bjpenndotcom - August 2, 2016

After winning the UFC welterweight championship, this past Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia by knocking out Robbie Lawler in just minutes, Tyron Woodley was quick to call for a fight with Nick Diaz.

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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.

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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley vs. Robbie Lawler (highlights)

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/ydjUB_x0GRk In the main event of UFC 201, Tyron Woodley shocked the world as he knocked out Robbie Lawler with a single overhand right just minutes into the first round of their headlining scrap.

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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley sends message after weighing in

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/Qt8YL4vdQvk Friday morning, UFC welterweight title challenger Tyron Woodley weighed in as part of the new weigh-in procedure in order to have more time to rehydrate before his UFC 201 scrap with Robbie Lawler on Saturday.

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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley sends message to rest of 'welter-whiners'

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

With his UFC 201 title shot just days away, Tyron Woodley is in the final stages of preparation for the biggest fight of his life.

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UFC star calls for Conor McGregor to be stripped of featherweight belt

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

On August 20th, Conor McGregor will compete in his second fight since winning the UFC featherweight championship from Jose Aldo back at UFC 194. This fight, like the last one, will not be at featherweight. This has led many to wonder whether or not McGregor will actually return to featherweight to defend his belt. With Jose Aldo currently the interim featherweight champ, he is hoping for a rematch with McGregor.

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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley's tough journey to UFC star

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

On Saturday, #4 ranked welterweight Tyron Woodley will step into the Octagon to fight Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201.

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VIDEO | UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley - Extended Preview

Chris Taylor - July 24, 2016

Prior to next weekend’s UFC 201 headliner between welterweight champ Robbie Lawler and top contender Tyron Woodley, take a look at this extended preview with UFC commentator Joe Rogan.