Woodley went on MMAJunkie Radio to express his feelings about the announcement, “I don’t want a title shot, that’s the most ridiculous statement. ‘I want a title shot, I want a title shot.’ That means you want a chance to fight in a title fight and lose. You just want the shot to fight in it. I want the shot to show you I’m the best in the world.”

Coming off a split decision victory over Kelvin Gastelum, Tyron Woodley (15-3) was set to face off against former welterweight champion, Johny Hendricks, at UFC 192. Unfortunately, the UFC pulled the fight off the card after Hendricks botched his weight cut and needed to be rushed to the hospital due to a blockage in his intestine. After giving Woodley his show money, Dana White announced that Woodley would get the next title shot against the winner of the UFC 195 title fight between Robbie Lawler (27-10) and Carlos Condit (30-9).

“I could’ve argued that I was deserving of a title shot after I beat Carlos Condit,” Woodley told MMAJunkie Radio, “Nobody deserves a title shot, because at times, it’s given based on entertainment, pay-per-view buys, needle pushers, who’s going to talk crap. Sometimes it’s given based on a person doing enough within the octagon to maybe warrant a title.”

Despite Woodley’s amateur wrestling background, both he and Robbie Lawler prefer to keep the fight standing, which makes an entertaining fight for any casual fans that want to see an all out war. In a stacked welterweight division, many fighters can argue that they deserve the next shot at Robbie Lawler, but as it stands right now, Tyron Woodley is at the top of the list.

With news breaking that the UFC 200 main event has been scrapped due to Conor McGregor’s “retirement,” Dana White may be looking for a replacement fight, and Lawler versus Woodley might be it.

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