Filed under: Featured Videos , Radio , UFC , Videos UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley knows the importance a second fight with Stephen Thompson has to his career. He just didn’t think it was necessary to do it right away. Before Woodley (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) was confirmed to rematch Thompson (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) in March’s UFC 209 headliner, he was looking at alternative matchups – despite fighting “Wonderboy” to a majority draw in their first meeting back in November at UFC 205. “The Chosen One” has listed the likes of former UFC champ Georges St-Pierre, current middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping, current lightweight champ Conor McGregor and the likes of Nick and Nate Diaz as preferred opponents. Woodley said he has good reasons for wanting those fights, and he doesn’t regret pursuing them. “Certain fights that I think solidify my legacy – obviously fighting ‘Wonderboy’ again, maybe fighting Robbie Lawler again, and fighting one of the Diaz brothers, maybe Conor, maybe Bisping, and definitely Georges St-Pierre,” Woodley told MMAjunkie.
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