Matt Brown says the UFC welterweight division has plenty of title-ready contenders. He just doesn’t think Tyron Woodley is one of them. Despite Woodley (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) recently being confirmed as the next challenger for 170-pound titleholder Robbie Lawler (27-10 MMA, 12-4 UFC) in UFC 201’s main event, Brown (20-14 MMA, 13-9 UFC) doesn’t see that being the best fight to make. The likes of Demian Maia (23-6 MMA, 17-6 UFC), who beat Brown (20-14 MMA, 13-8 UFC) by third-round submission this past weekend at UFC 198 for his fifth straight win; Stephen Thompson (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC); who has a divisional-best six-fight UFC winning streak; or even Carlos Condit (30-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC), who suffered a razor-thin split-decision loss to Lawler at UFC 195 in January, would be better options in the mind of “The Immortal.” Related: Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley official for UFC 201 headliner in Atlanta “Funny enough, the only person I think shouldn’t be in the conversation is Woodley, and I think most would agree,” Brown told MMAjunkie. “Others I think would be possible more deserving would be Stephen Thompson (or) a rematch with Carlos – I don’t think anybody as a fan, nobody would complain about that.
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Matt Brown: ‘Most would agree’ Tyron Woodley doesn’t deserve UFC 201 title fight – MMA Junkie