{"id":223850,"date":"2017-02-19T10:33:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T18:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=223850"},"modified":"2017-02-20T22:01:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T06:01:05","slug":"video-tyron-woodley-says-best-welterweight-ever-fight-octagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-tyron-woodley-says-best-welterweight-ever-fight-octagon\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Tyron Woodley: &#8220;I&#8217;m the best welterweight to ever fight in the Octagon&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tyron Woodley Says He&#039;s The Greatest UFC Welterweight Ever... Better Than GSP | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YjZLsYqSw84?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, we learned that former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and the UFC had buried the hatchet and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/breaking-georges-st-pierre-officially-back-in-ufc\/\">agreed on the terms for a new contract<\/a>. This, of course, means that we can expect to see St-Pierre back in the cage sometime in the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>Given that St-Pierre is considered the best welterweight of all time, this is an undeniably massive development. According to Tyron Woodley, however, who currently holds the UFC welterweight title, St-Pierre should no longer be considered the best welterweight ever. The welterweight champ believes he deserves that distinction himself.<\/p>\n<p>Woodley explained this feeling in a recent interview with TMZ.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m the best welterweight to ever fight in the Octagon, all I gotta do is keep winning to prove it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I know I am that right now. My coaches know I am that right now. I&#8217;m more well rounded than Georges St-Pierre, I punch harder, and he was the GOAT, he was the greatest of all time. But I feel like I have the tools, I have the ability, and all I have to do is keep knocking them off, one by one, and eventually, I&#8217;ll be recognized as the greatest welterweight who ever fought in the Octagon.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the same interview with TMZ, Woodley touched briefly on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-tyron-woodley-explains-why-he-accepted-a-rematch-with-stephen-thompson-at-ufc-209\/\">his looming rematch with Stephen &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Thompson<\/a>, and who he&#8217;d like to fight next if he beats Wonderboy. Apparently, Woodley is focused solely on this rematch with Wonderboy, as he understands it won&#8217;t matter who&#8217;s next if he doesn&#8217;t win.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to sound clich\u00e9, but if I don&#8217;t focus on Wonderboy, none of these fights are going to happen,&#8221; he said. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/report-gsp-turns-down-title-fight-with-woodley-after-failed-negotiations-with-the-ufc\/\">He&#8217;s going to get the Georges St-Pierre<\/a>, the Conor McGregor, the Demian Maia, the Robbie Lawler, the Jorge Masvidal \u2013 he&#8217;s going to get those fights. Those are all fights that I see in my future, but obviously getting through him in a dominant fashion [is the most important thing].&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Tyron Woodley can establish himself as the greatest welterweight ever? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>&nbsp;on 2\/19\/2017.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, we learned that former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and the UFC had buried the hatchet and agreed on the terms for a new contract. This, of course, means that we can expect to see St-Pierre back in the cage sometime in the next few months. 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