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Chris Taylor - November 17, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley joined host Chris Taylor on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment where he discussed his UFC 205 “fight of the night” title bout with Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. The epic five-round war between ‘T-Wood’ and ‘Wonderboy’ was declared a 47-47 draw by two of the three judges in attendance, with the third judge awarding ‘T-Wood’ the decision by a score of 48-47.

Chris Taylor - November 16, 2016

Prior to his five-round war with Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 this past Saturday night in New York, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley was involved in a couple of altercations with Irish superstar Conor McGregor at the events weigh ins. “The Chosen One”, who successfully defended his title after fighting to a majority decision draw with “Wonderboy”, spoke to BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor on today’s episode of ‘Rapid Fire’ where he discussed the possibility of fighting “Mystic Mac” in the future.

Russell Ess - November 16, 2016

Yoel Romero made a huge statement with his flying knee finish over former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman at UFC 205 over the weekend. The “Soldier of God” is looking to get a chance against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and UFC President Dana White has already stated that the fight makes sense.

Chris Taylor - November 12, 2016

Yesterday morning news broke that former TUF winner Kelvin Gastelum had missed weight for his scheduled UFC 205 fight with Donald Cerrone, forcing the promotion to scrap the bout entirely from tomorrow night’s historic card in New York. Following the news, UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal took to Twitter where he offered to fight “Cowboy” on short-notice.

Chris Taylor - November 11, 2016

Earlier today current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley had a rather intense moment backstage at the UFC 205’s weigh ins. Following their brief stare-down backstage, the UFC champions decided to trade barbs on Twitter which resulted in McGregor calling “The Chosen One” a “Twitter bitch” while Woodley fired back asking “Mystic Mac” why he was afraid to talk shit in person.

Russell Ess - November 10, 2016

UFC 205 takes place this Saturday on November 12 with an absolutely stacked card. UFC middleweight Yoel Romero is set to take on former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman on the main pay-per-view card in what could determine the next contender to challenge UFC middleweight champion, Michael Bisping for his belt.

Chris Taylor - November 6, 2016

Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to make his first title defense at next month’s UFC 205 event in New York when he squares off with top contender Stephen Thompson. “Wonderboy” is a very unique fighter and his karate style has been able to frustrate many of his past opponents.

Russell Ess - November 4, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has her first fight scheduled since losing the belt to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last November. Rousey will look to get back to the top of her division but is tasked to do so against a tough opponent in the current champion Amanda Nunes.

Russell Ess - November 4, 2016

Mixed martial arts veteran Nick Diaz has not fought since January of 2015 where he and Anderson Silva fought in the five-round main event at UFC 183. Silva initially had his hand raised when the judges awarded the former middleweight champion a unanimous decision win but it was later overturned to a no contest after it was revealed that both Silva and Diaz tested positive for banned substances. Silva tested positive for multiple banned substances including steroids while Diaz tested positive for marijuana for the third time in the state of Nevada. Silva and Diaz were both suspended and Diaz’s suspension just ended in August and is eligible to return to competition.

Russell Ess - November 4, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is set to defend his title for the first time at UFC 205, which takes place at New York’s Madison Square Garden on November 12. “The Chosen One” will take on #2 UFC ranked welterweight Stephen Thompson. Initially after winning the title over Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in July, Woodley called for a “money fight” against Nick Diaz to which many criticized the new champion for the move with just winning the belt.

Russell Ess - November 3, 2016

There have been quite a few arguments on the outcome of the rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, which took place at UFC 202 in August. “The Notorious” was given a majority decision after an exhilarating five rounds of back and forth competition.

Russell Ess - November 3, 2016

Who hits the hardest in the UFC welterweight division? After Tyron Woodley sent Robbie Lawler to the mat and knocked him out to become the UFC welterweight champion at UFC 201, a lot of fans were in awe and really took notice of the “The Chosen One’s” knockout power.

Russell Ess - November 3, 2016

It is no secret that Mark Hunt is livid with the UFC and Brock Lesnar. USADA notified the UFC that Lesnar was flagged for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation after he fought Hunt at UFC 200 in July. Lesnar tested positive for the banned substance clomiphene, which is an estrogen blocker often used to counterbalance the testosterone boost caused by steroid use.

Russell Ess - November 3, 2016

It’s becoming much more clear that being an excellent fighter isn’t the only trait you need to be a superstar in mixed martial arts. UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has captured the interest of millions and has broken UFC records with the help of his memorable quotes and actions, building up his fights against his opponents only to back up all his talk, in nearly all of his fights.

Chris Taylor - November 2, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to make his first title defense when he squares off with Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC 205 on November 12 at Madison Square Garden. “The Chosen One” was a recent guest on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment with host Chris Taylor where he discussed a number of topics, including why he feels Stephen Thompson should be thanking former UFC champion Robbie Lawler. His words:

Chris Taylor - October 31, 2016

Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title for the first time when he squares off with Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC 205 in New York on November 12. “The Chosen One” recently took some time out of his busy schedule to jump on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment with host Chris Taylor.

Chris Taylor - October 30, 2016

Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is busy preparing for his first title defense which takes place November 12 against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 in New York. The champ, who earned the 170-pound title at UFC 201 after starching Robbie Lawler with a first-round KO, was a recent guest on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment with Chris Taylor, where he discussed the upcoming lightweight title fight between current champ Eddie Alvarez and challenger Conor McGregor.

Chris Taylor - October 30, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will look to make his first title defense when he squares off with Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC 205 this November 12 at Madison Square Garden. “The Chosen One” was a recent guest on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment with Chris Taylor where he discussed the heated rivalry between himself and Wonderboy. His words.