UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley recently told ESPN that he felt he’s been the worst treated champion in UFC history and the reason is for it is because of race.
Stephen Thompson, who rematches Woodley in the main event of UFC 209 doesn’t necessarily agree with his counterpart.
“The guy hasn’t been champion long enough to even feel that way, I believe,” Thompson told Submission Radio. “I mean, to me it seems like the most hated champion would be Bisping, you know what I mean?
Woodley and Thompson fought to a majority draw at UFC 205 in November. The challenger points to two of the greatest fighters in the history of the UFC as to why Woodley’s argument doesn’t hold water.
“But when it comes to race, that’s stupid. I mean, that’s just stupid. One of the highest paid athletes in the UFC is Jon Jones, and pretty much whatever happened to him, he did to himself. And Anderson Silva on the other hand too. So I don’t get it. You know what, it kind of irritates me cause he’s focused on that when he should be focusing more on the fight at hand, because I don’t want to step out there March 4thand face off against a distracted Tyron Woodley. I fight for the glory and I want to fight the best when I step out there March 4th and I want him to be focused on it. So that’s my two cents on that, and I just think it’s ridiculous.”
UFC 209 takes place on March 4 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
