FanSided<\/a>, Georges St-Pierre discussed Tyron Woodley’s claim to GOAT status.<\/p>\n\u201cFighting is a very complex thing,\u201d Georges St-Pierre said. \u201cI actually think it is good for him to think he is the greatest welterweight of all time because it makes him confident and confidence has a big role for a fighter, but there are other fighters out there who can claim the same thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe greatest is hard to say, there is also another guy named\u00a0Matt Hughes\u00a0who at one point was one of the greatest,\u201d St-Pierre added. \u201cThere are some fighters, I\u2019m not saying Tyron Woodley is one of these guys – he is an incredible fighter – but there are guys in this sport sometimes they become champion and they have an easier time than others in terms of opponent, in terms of challenges. Tyron had to go through great fighters like\u00a0Stephen Thompson\u00a0and his last performance was outstanding against Darren Till. There was a lot of hype on Darren Till because he was undefeated. Tyron just shut him down incredibly good. Tyron is in a good way in terms of legacy and in terms of being the greatest.\u201d<\/p>\n
One easy way for Tyron Woodley to establish himself as the true welterweight GOAT of MMA would be to beat Georges St-Pierre. Unfortunately for him, this is not a fight St-Pierre is interested in right now.<\/p>\n
After defeating Michael Bisping in a comeback fight last year, Georges St-Pierre now says he’s going to be very selective with the fights he accepts going forward, as he’s recently been struggling with colitis.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, [the fight with Bisping] was a bad experience, I won my fight, everything was great, the result was ok, however, I compromised what is the most important thing for me which is my health, \u201dGeorges St-Pierre said. \u201cI never want to compromise my health ever again. However, now I feel a lot better, I feel great. I\u2019ve done some intermittent fasting with some medication and with some anti-inflammatory to help with the symptoms of my ulcerative colitis.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of coming back to fighting, you have to realize I have a lot more to lose than to win,” he continued, explaining why he’s not interested in fighting Woodley right now. Tyron Woodley wants to fight me because he has a lot more to win than to lose because if he beats me in terms of legacy, in terms of popularity, he has a lot more to win. It\u2019s not that I\u2019m scared, actually, I\u2019m always scared when I go fight, I\u2019m scared of everybody but being scared is irrelevant because I\u2019m going to walk the walk if I have to do it. I have to choose carefully what is my next move. For at this point I am with cementing my legacy it is not a straight line. I have to check what can I gain, what can I lose. That is why when I fought Michael Bisping it was a win\/win situation from both sides. If I were to lose I lose but if I win, I win big so it was good. Fighting Tyron Woodley right now, now that he won his last fight it elevates his stock a little bit more but it\u2019s still not a complete win\/win situation for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do you think we’ll ever see Tyron Woodley and Georges St-Pierre fight?<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/24\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley considers himself the greatest welterweight in the history of MMA. While Woodley has developed an incredible resume, however, many fans and pundits still feel former welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre has claim to that title. In a recent interview with FanSided, Georges St-Pierre discussed Tyron Woodley’s claim to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":282539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10140,10175],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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