{"id":245836,"date":"2017-08-02T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=245836"},"modified":"2017-08-02T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T20:00:36","slug":"tyron-woodley-discusses-potential-options-next-title-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/tyron-woodley-discusses-potential-options-next-title-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyron Woodley discusses potential options for his next title defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 214, Tyron Woodley made a third defense of the UFC welterweight title with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-214\/ufc-214-results-tyron-woodley-defeats-demian-maia-highlights\/\">a decision defeat of Demian Maia<\/a>. Unfortunately, Woodley suffered a torn labrum in the bout, which is likely to keep him on the sidelines for at least five months.<\/p>\n<p>Though Woodley is likely to be out of action for the latter half of 2017, he has already begun considering the possibilities for his next title defense. Speaking to BJPenn.com&#8217;s Chris Taylor, the champ explained that there is not exactly a clear welterweight contender out there at the moment. He also ran through some potential welterweight matchups that might produce a clear-cut contender.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cYou know there are a lot of guys who haven\u2019t fought each other yet,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I thought [Stephen Thompson] and Masvidal were going to fight, but it sounds like Thompson is still injured. Maybe Masvidal could take on Robbie Lawler. [Donald Cerrone] could take on Demian Maia. Who knows. I heard Kelvin Gastelum is thinking about coming back down. But guys are going to have to win some fights man. Robbie is the only [top-5] guy coming off a win, and he needs to get another one before I fight him. Kelvin would have to come in and not only just win but make weight, and I mean scratch 170-pounds, at least two-times before I would even look at a bout agreement.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From there, Woodley continued about a possible battle with Gastelum, who he defeated by decision several years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201c[Gastelum] has never proven that he can make [welterweight] and I am not going to sit here and play games with him. So if he wants another shot at me he will have to make championship weight twice in a row before I even entertain the idea of fighting him again. He would also have to win both contests and have those fights be against top contenders.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who do you want to see Tyron Woodley fight next?<\/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 8\/2\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 214, Tyron Woodley made a third defense of the UFC welterweight title with a decision defeat of Demian Maia. Unfortunately, Woodley suffered a torn labrum in the bout, which is likely to keep him on the sidelines for at least five months. 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