{"id":269620,"date":"2018-02-07T12:06:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T20:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=269620"},"modified":"2018-02-07T12:06:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T20:06:26","slug":"tyron-woodley-responds-rafael-dos-anjos-criticisms-go-fight-qweefington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/tyron-woodley-responds-rafael-dos-anjos-criticisms-go-fight-qweefington\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyron Woodley responds to Rafael dos Anjos’ criticisms: go fight “Qweefington”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley divulged to ESPN<\/a>‘s Brett Okamoto that he believes his next fight will be against Nate Diaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that fight will happen,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it will happen this year. I think it\u2019s way more likely than people realize. There are conversations about Nate and I fighting in July. The UFC has offered Nate that fight. They just have to make it worth his while.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ll fight Nate this year, and I think it will be my return to the Octagon. If I had to bet the house on it, that\u2019s my next opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a subsequent conversation with\u00a0ESPN<\/a>, Diaz agreed with Woodley, suggesting the fight makes sense.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting to the point where I\u2019m sick of not fighting. I\u2019m not getting any younger,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cI put that tweet out saying I wanted to fight in May or June, but I didn\u2019t say who because I was weighing my options. And now, Woodley is my best option.<\/p>\n

In a fairly unsurprising twist, Rafael dos Anjos \u2013 widely considered the number-one-contender at welterweight \u2013 is not happy<\/a> with the recent comments from Woodley and Diaz. He believes\u00a0he\u00a0<\/em>should be the next man in line for a shot at the welterweight title.<\/p>\n

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@TWooodley<\/a> man up and stop talk about fight that make no sense, everyone know that I’m the real contender. You want to fight a guy that has never beat a real welterweight in his whole life. Shame on you…<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) February 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n