{"id":210876,"date":"2016-11-21T09:13:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T17:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=210876"},"modified":"2016-11-21T09:13:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T17:13:34","slug":"stephen-thompson-possible-woodley-rematch-settle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-thompson-possible-woodley-rematch-settle\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Thompson on Possible Woodley Rematch: We Have to Settle This"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most memorable moments of UFC 205<\/a> was the co-main event, which saw welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and surging challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson pummel one another to a majority draw<\/a>. With this result, Woodley retained his title \u2013 though the\u00a0identity of the world’s best welterweight is somewhat murky as a result. The draw, after all, didn’t really tell us who of Woodley and Thompson was the better fighter.<\/p>\n

It’s for that reason that Thompson, who is currently recovering from this unforgettable welterweight war, believes he deserves an immediate rematch with Woodley.<\/p>\n

“I do believe I deserve that title shot,” Thompson explained on this week’s episode of Submission Radio.<\/a>\u00a0“It was a draw, [so] it was like we never fought at all. We got to go out there and settle it. Who is the real champion? Who is it? I think the fans enjoyed the last fight enough to tune in for that.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Thompson\u00a0went on to explain that he hopes this rematch occurs in February \u2013 even though he feels that’s a bit of a quick turnaround.<\/p>\n

“The final judgement was that it was draw, meaning we are going to be fighting again,”\u00a0Thompson said.\u00a0“The fans enjoyed the fight, I think they loved it. I’m so down to do it again and we are looking at February to get this next title shot going.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“To be honest, it’s a short turn around,” he continued. “The UFC hasn’t said anything to us yet, but I think they are just waiting for me to heal up. I know Tyron is shooting for a shorter date and he’s calling out Conor McGregor<\/a>, but I deserve it, man. Us going out there and it being a draw is like us never fighting at all. It’s a draw and we have to settle this. Hopefully we will hear [from the UFC] pretty soon.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite Woodley and McGregor’s burgeoning beef, Thompson can take comfort in the fact that UFC President Dana White did say he’d receive an immediate rematch with Woodley<\/a>. Then again, nothing is certain in the perilous world of mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

Who do you think deserves the next shot at UFC welterweight gold? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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