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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is set to defend his title<\/a> this weekend at UFC 214 against Demian Maia. Maia has proved to be a top welterweight contender after dropping down from the middleweight division and is on a seven-fight winning streak dating back to 2014 and will get his second chance at getting UFC gold<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Woodley is concentrating on his opponent but was asked on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour about former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and his long awaited return to the Octagon. Initially, St-Pierre was scheduled to face Michael Bisping for the middleweight title. However, a delay in St-Pierre’s schedule dealing with an eye injury scrapped the middleweight title matchup<\/a> and UFC President Dana White insisted that “Rush” will fight for the welterweight title<\/a> when he is ready to compete again.<\/p>\n

\"Georges<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be flat out honest, I don\u2019t think he wants to fight me,\u201d Woodley said on The MMA Hour (transcribed by Peter Carroll for MMA Fighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he wants to fight someone like Stephen Thompson. (GSP will) think, \u2018(Thompson) is someone I\u2019ve trained with, he\u2019s not going to hit me with a concussion.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThink about why (GSP) left the sport. He said he had some personal issues. He also spoke about the rampant usage of PEDs in the sport, and also, concussions.”<\/p>\n

Woodley is known for his knockout power<\/a>, which is what won him the UFC welterweight title against Robbie Lawler at UFC 201.<\/p>\n

\"UFC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat guy that\u2019s on the list is going to give him a concussion besides me?\u201d Woodley asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot Demian Maia, most likely not Michael Bisping. Bisping is known for enduring damage, being resilient and always pushing forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost likely not \u2018Wonderboy\u2019, because Georges came from a sport karate background. He\u2019s trained with Stephen Thompson.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if \u2018Wonderboy\u2019 had beat me, (GSP) would have fought him. If Demian Maia comes out on top this weekend, I think he\u2019ll fight him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just don\u2019t think that he wants to come in after three years and face a guy like me who is completely determined not to lose his belt.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/25\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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