Top ranked welterweight contender Stephen Thompson will get his second chance at UFC gold on March 4 in Las Vegas when he rematches current division champion Tyron Woodley in the main event of UFC 209.<\/p>\n
\u201cWonderboy\u201d and \u201cThe Chosen One\u201d first met at this past November\u2019s historic UFC 205 fight card in New York, where after five-rounds of gruelling back and forth action the fight was declared a majority draw by the judges in attendance.<\/p>\n
Immediately following their \u2018fight of the night\u2019 performance at UFC 205, UFC President Dana White announced that an immediate rematch between Thompson and Woodley would be put together by UFC officials.<\/p>\n
However, BJPENN.com\u2019s Chris Taylor was able too confirm through sources that prior to Thompson\u2019s rematch with Woodley being made official, the Ultimate Fighting Championship had actually offered Nick Diaz a shot at Tyron\u2019s welterweight title. The bout agreement sent to Diaz was for the same date (UFC 209), but the \u201cStockton Slugger\u201d subsequently opted to decline the UFC\u2019s offer due to money.<\/p>\n
When Taylor broke the news of Diaz being offered the Woodley fight to Thompson, who was previously unaware of the proposed deal, \u201cWonderboy\u201d went off:<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t aware of that at all. (That the UFC offered Nick Diaz a fight with Tyron Woodley for UFC 209). I knew there was rumors floating around but yea I think that is crap! It\u2019s just bogus. I mean here is a guy (Diaz), he has a name yes, but he hasn\u2019t fought in how long? You know. I mean his last fight was Anderson Silva well over a year ago and so that is just bullcrap. I just think that kind of thing is just crap man.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He continued:<\/p>\n
\u201cNick\u2019s last win was against BJ Penn and that was so long ago. So I don\u2019t know what the UFC is playing at. But it is definitely kind of disappointing. I mean to hear that now that he was actually offered a title shot against Tyron. Come on. The thing is there are a lot of guys way more deserving. Like even if I didn\u2019t get the fight, there is a lot of guys way more deserving than Nick Diaz. Guys like a Demian Maia. Who should definitely have been the one getting the opportunity if it wasn\u2019t me. So yea not Nick. That kind of thing is just annoying.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Do you think Stephen Thompson will be able to emerge victorious when he rematches Tyron Woodley in the main event of UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on January 22, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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