{"id":226431,"date":"2017-03-06T05:52:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T13:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=226431"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:07:42","slug":"michael-bisping-woodley-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/michael-bisping-woodley-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping on Woodley-Thompson: If they\u2019re the best welterweights in the world, then I should f*ck up GSP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, we learned that middleweight champion Michael Bisping would <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/breaking-georges-st-pierre-will-return-at-ufc-206-in-toronto-2\/\">next defend his title against former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre<\/a>. Given that St-Pierre stands out as the best welterweight in the history of our sport, this fight is a big deal for Bisping.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into this yet unscheduled contest, however, the middleweight champ is all confidence. His confidence only ballooned over the weekend, when he watched Tyron Woodley and Stephen &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Thompson rematch for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 209. This fight, which <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-209\/ufc-209-results-stephen-thompson-vs-tyron-woodley\/\">Woodley won with a controversial majority decision<\/a>, was an undeniably slow one, and one that did not reflect especially\u00a0well on the welterweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Bisping weighed in on the fight, and what he believes it means for his bout with St-Pierre, in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=23&amp;v=IpVroV7_1M0\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2017\/3\/6\/14826020\/morning-report-michael-bisping-on-ufc-209-if-theyre-the-best-in-the-world-then-i-should-f-k-up-gsp\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWell, let\u2019s be honest, it was tactical but it wasn\u2019t the most satisfying fight,\u201d the middleweight champ said of Woodley vs. Thompson 2. \u201cIf they\u2019re the best welterweights in the world, then I should f*ck up GSP, that\u2019s a fact. If they\u2019re the best welterweights in the world then GSP is going to a funeral pretty quick.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bisping also commented on Woodley&#8217;s recent claims that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-tyron-woodley-says-best-welterweight-ever-fight-octagon\/\">he \u2013 not St-Pierre \u2013 is the best welterweight of all time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBest welterweight of all time? I like Tyron but all I saw there was 20 minutes of backing up. You\u2019ve got to go forwards to win a fight. It was a tactical fight, Tyron won, congratulations to him. Well done.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When we last saw Bisping in the Octagon, he defended the middleweight title with a controversial decision defeat of Dan Henderson. St-Pierre, meanwhile, has not stepped into the cage since November of 2013, when he scored a similarly contentious defeat of Johny Hendricks.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Michael Bisping&#8217;s assessment of Woodley vs. Thompson 2? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/6\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, we learned that middleweight champion Michael Bisping would next defend his title against former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Given that St-Pierre stands out as the best welterweight in the history of our sport, this fight is a big deal for Bisping. 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