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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has made several bold claims leading up to his UFC 209 welterweight title fight with Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson this Saturday. The most controversial being his claim that his lack of popularity is in-part due to his race<\/a>, which he believes plays a role in why UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson doesn’t receive the push he deserves from the UFC.<\/p>\n

That rant didn’t sit too well with UFC President Dana White, who called Woodley a “drama queen”:<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dana<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is with Tyron: First of all, he\u2019s a smart guy, he\u2019s a good looking kid, he\u2019s explosive, he\u2019s got knockout power, but he\u2019s a bit of a drama queen,\u201d White said. \u201cI think he means the fans are a big part of it too. When a fight is made \u2013 and Conor McGregor is a perfect example \u2013 Conor McGregor has that \u2018fight anybody, anywhere\u2019 attitude. But (he) doesn\u2019t just have the attitude, he lives it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tyron Woodley addressed White’s comments during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour<\/a>, saying:<\/p>\n

\"Tyron<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is Dana White gonna call me a drama queen?\u201d Woodley said. \u201cHe\u2019s the biggest drama queen. I learned from the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think that we’ve seen Dana, if you get Dana mad, he gets really mad,\u201d Woodley said. \u201cAnd then really quickly \u2014 I think he\u2019s mad at so many people, I think he forgets he\u2019s mad at you. And he almost just wipes it from his memory. I thought it was actually kind of funny when he called me a drama queen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t take it personal,\u201d Woodley said Monday. \u201cI think what he was saying is that he feels as if some of the treatment that I was talking about and some of the buzz, he thinks that if I was more like Conor I would be a bigger star. Well, guess what? I will never be anything like Conor. So if that\u2019s what it takes to be a star, then I will never be a star. You can\u2019t tell a man to be like another man. That\u2019s just not who I am. I just will never be it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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