{"id":203183,"date":"2016-09-05T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T15:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=203183"},"modified":"2016-09-05T08:41:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T15:41:18","slug":"stephen-thompson-to-tyron-woodley-it-sounds-like-youre-scared-to-fight-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-thompson-to-tyron-woodley-it-sounds-like-youre-scared-to-fight-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Thompson to Tyron Woodley: “It Sounds Like You’re Scared to Fight Me.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 <\/a>that he is interested in “money fights” with the likes of Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Woodley’s stance is not going over well with Thompson. On a recent episode of Submission Radio<\/a>, Thompson\u00a0addressed Woodley’s strange reluctance to fight him.<\/p>\n

On the show, Thompson recalled the first time Woodley rejected him on Fox Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hits me with the, ‘nah man, you wanted to fight Robbie [Lawler], so you\u2019re going to fight Robbie and I\u2019m gonna get a money fight.’ I was laughing, but in my head I\u2019m like \u2018is this guy kidding?\u2019 I\u2019m looking at [Daniel] Cormier, and Cormier\u2019s looking at me like \u2018I\u2019m pretty sure this guy\u2019s serious, you need to go back at him.\u2019 I was like \u2018what the heck?\u2019 It really surprised me. What champion doesn’t accept the number-one-contender?\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thompson also explained that while he understands Woodley’s desire for money fights, he doesn’t believe the champ has accomplished enough for that kind of shot-calling.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou hear Conor McGregor <\/a>doing that, but Tyron is nowhere near the level of Conor McGregor when it comes to marketing and and popularity,” Thompson said. “He\u2019s just not there. I think the fans see that as well.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou defend that title a few times before you ever start asking for a money fight,” he added. “Come on.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thompson later explained that, while he’s glad he’s kept his cool in the face of Woodley’s reluctance, he also wouldn’t mind the chance to tell the champ what’s up.<\/p>\n

“If I could have gone back, or gotten [Woodley] in a room with closed doors, I would have definitely let him know at that time, \u2018you\u2019re crazy. A few months ago you were preaching that you deserve [the title fight], and you were ranked number-four, and they still gave it to you. Now you\u2019re doing this to me? It sounds like you\u2019re a hypocrite, man. That\u2019s just crazy talk. It sounds to me like you\u2019re scared, like you\u2019re scared to fight me.\u2019 I don\u2019t know what else to say without throwing in a few cuss words.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Safe to say that Thompson is starting to get a little frustrated with Woodley’s refusal to play ball<\/a>. Do you think he’ll get the title shot he’s chasing, or will he wind up being disappointed? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n

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