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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is looking like a bigger and bigger problem for any welterweight contender hoping to capture the divisional title. Yet former UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos, who now competes at welterweight<\/a>, believes he could be the man to dethrone Woodley \u2013 and he expects to have the opportunity to try pretty soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an ex-champ, I think the path [to the welterweight title] is shorter,\u201d dos Anjos recently told MMAjunkie<\/a>. \u201cDemian (Maia) just had his shot at the belt and couldn\u2019t get it.\u00a0Tyron Woodley\u00a0defended it. (Donald) Cerrone\u2019s fight with (ex-champ) Robbie Lawler \u2013\u00a0I thought Cerrone won, but it was tough. In my opinion, Lawler wasn\u2019t convincing, so I think that fight removed him from a possible title rematch. (Jorge) Masvidal lost to Demian.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cStephen Thompson will probably fight Masvidal and had two title fights already. I\u2019m behind in the rankings, but the path is kind of open. I think with a win over (Neil) Magny<\/a>, considering I\u2019m an ex-champ, I think I\u2019m pretty close. I\u2019m not too far.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Tyron<\/p>\n

Dos Anjos then explained how he’d do what Stephen Thompson and Demian Maia have both failed to do in order to defeat Woodley.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has that game of circling around, of not wanting to take risks,\u201d dos Anjos said. \u201cWith me, he\u2019s going to be at risk. I won\u2019t let him feel comfortable. I think in his past two fights, he wasn\u2019t in jeopardy. Stephen Thompson fought very technically and strategically. Not that I won\u2019t use strategy and technique, but I have this (stronger) pace.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll push the pace and he\u2019ll have to go to work. I won\u2019t let him circle around \u2013 he\u2019ll take me down, I\u2019ll take him down, the fight will be a scramble. I\u2019ll push his pace. And I think that\u2019s when I\u2019ll get the better of him.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Finally, dos Anjos also snuck in a little jab at Woodley, suggesting that their fight might be what it takes to boost fan interest in the welterweight champ.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think after my fight with him, people might even buy his pay-per-view.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How do you think a fight between Tyron Woodley and Rafael dos anjos would go?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 8\/13\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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