Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos ATLANTA – Forget whatever the UFC wants – newly minted welterweight champion Tyron Woodley isn’t wasting any time with who he wants to fight next. Following a quick knockout win over Robbie Lawler (27-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC 201, Woodley (16-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) called for a quick turnaround fight against Nick Diaz at UFC 202. If Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) wasn’t available, Woodley said he’d be happy to fight Georges St-Pierre (23-2 MMA 19-2 UFC) if the former champ comes out of retirement . On FS1’s post-UFC 201 show , Woodley, No. 4 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings , bypassed a direct challenge from top contender Stephen Thompson (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) to fight in November and said he’d rather fight Diaz next
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New champ Tyron Woodley calls for Nick Diaz at UFC 202 or Georges St-Pierre at UFC 205 – MMA Junkie