Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos New UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley initially made Nick Diaz the primary target of his first title defense. But now, Woodley is pushing for a fight with former champ Georges St-Pierre . “I don’t care who the hell else wants to fight – if Georges St-Pierre answers the call and he wants to fight, we’re going to get it on,” Woodley (16-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) told MMAjunkie Radio today, two days after his knockout upset of Robbie Lawler (27-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) in the pay-per-view headliner of UFC 201, which took place at Philips Arena in Atlanta. According to Woodley, the No. 4 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings , facing the once-reigning St-Pierre is akin to brushing elbows with MMA’s Mount Rushmore, and that’s why a potential bout takes precedence over anything else

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Champ Tyron Woodley shifts focus from Nick Diaz to Georges St-Pierre, preferably at UFC 205 – MMA Junkie

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