When GSP said he was returning he was very open with the fact he only wanted big money fights. He mentioned this in many interviews and yet Tyron comes out with this.
Tyron Woodley to Georges St-Pierre: Be honest, admit why you’re really coming back to UFC
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Tyron Woodley doesn’t think the competitive itch made Georges St-Pierrewant to return to the Octagon.
The current UFC welterweight champion, who recently successfully defended his belt against Demian Maia at UFC 214, believes St-Pierre has strictly made a comeback to MMA competition to bank on a big payday.
Both Woodley and St-Pierre were shortly linked to fight, as UFC president Dana White said the Canadian fighter would no longer be fighting for the middleweight title upon his return last week. Well, the possibility to fight the former welterweight king didn’t last long for Woodley since St-Pierre has been re-booked to fight 185-pound champion Michael Bisping at UFC 217 on Nov. 4 in New York.
Woodley believes St-Pierre didn’t return to fight top welterweights or have another title reign, but to simply take big fights that would set St-Pierre up for big paydays.
“I knew what he was coming back for,” Woodley explained Saturday on The Morning Wood Show. “I knew he wasn’t coming back to do another run and do what he has already done, he already has a name engraved on the record books. He’s coming back because he said, ‘Hey you know what ... Jon Jones, Conor, Ronda Rousey and all these fighters are making all this money, so I want to get in on some of this money.’
“What George St-Pierre needs to do is just to be honest. You’re not back in this sport to take on the welterweights, prove that you’re back and that the king is back, you’re not back for that, man. You’re here for super fights, you’re here to make a lot of money, because you helped build the business model for pay-per-view and there’s no shame in that, but just be real.”
Tyron Woodley to Georges St-Pierre: Be honest, admit why you’re really coming back to the UFC
Interview with George explaining he's only coming back for big fights.
Georges St-Pierre: ‘I'm going to do the biggest fights as possible, and I'm going to make history’
Ryan Harkness
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"I'm not gonna be the old GSP," he said. "If I come back as the same Georges St-Pierre as I was when I was very successful, I'm going to have a very bad fight the night of the fight. If I come back, it's because I am, my trainers are, and my training partners are convinced that I am a better version than I was when I used to compete. I beleive right now I've reached the perfect peak of athleticism, knowledge, and wisdom as a fighter, and I'm going to prove it to everyone."
"I don't know what's going to happen. We don't know who's up and down, it fluctuates so fast," he said. "I have a general idea, a general long term goal and a general direction. I'm 36 years old. I don't have a lot of fights left but I want to make them as big as possible, so everything I'm going to do, I'm going to do the biggest fights as possible, and I'm going to make history.”
Continued,
Georges St-Pierre Vows To Make History With Biggest Fights Ever
Two seconds on google and Tyron could have kept his foot out of his mouth. Woodley has to be the biggest whiner who's ever had a belt. Nothing is ever his fault and everyone is always hating on him because they're racist or don't understand fighting.
Best case scenario would be for GSP to come back beat Bisbing, Tyron and retire with both belts.
Tyron Woodley to Georges St-Pierre: Be honest, admit why you’re really coming back to UFC
MMA Fighting Newswire
Tyron Woodley doesn’t think the competitive itch made Georges St-Pierrewant to return to the Octagon.
The current UFC welterweight champion, who recently successfully defended his belt against Demian Maia at UFC 214, believes St-Pierre has strictly made a comeback to MMA competition to bank on a big payday.
Both Woodley and St-Pierre were shortly linked to fight, as UFC president Dana White said the Canadian fighter would no longer be fighting for the middleweight title upon his return last week. Well, the possibility to fight the former welterweight king didn’t last long for Woodley since St-Pierre has been re-booked to fight 185-pound champion Michael Bisping at UFC 217 on Nov. 4 in New York.
Woodley believes St-Pierre didn’t return to fight top welterweights or have another title reign, but to simply take big fights that would set St-Pierre up for big paydays.
“I knew what he was coming back for,” Woodley explained Saturday on The Morning Wood Show. “I knew he wasn’t coming back to do another run and do what he has already done, he already has a name engraved on the record books. He’s coming back because he said, ‘Hey you know what ... Jon Jones, Conor, Ronda Rousey and all these fighters are making all this money, so I want to get in on some of this money.’
“What George St-Pierre needs to do is just to be honest. You’re not back in this sport to take on the welterweights, prove that you’re back and that the king is back, you’re not back for that, man. You’re here for super fights, you’re here to make a lot of money, because you helped build the business model for pay-per-view and there’s no shame in that, but just be real.”
Tyron Woodley to Georges St-Pierre: Be honest, admit why you’re really coming back to the UFC
Interview with George explaining he's only coming back for big fights.
Georges St-Pierre: ‘I'm going to do the biggest fights as possible, and I'm going to make history’
Ryan Harkness
"I'm not gonna be the old GSP," he said. "If I come back as the same Georges St-Pierre as I was when I was very successful, I'm going to have a very bad fight the night of the fight. If I come back, it's because I am, my trainers are, and my training partners are convinced that I am a better version than I was when I used to compete. I beleive right now I've reached the perfect peak of athleticism, knowledge, and wisdom as a fighter, and I'm going to prove it to everyone."
"I don't know what's going to happen. We don't know who's up and down, it fluctuates so fast," he said. "I have a general idea, a general long term goal and a general direction. I'm 36 years old. I don't have a lot of fights left but I want to make them as big as possible, so everything I'm going to do, I'm going to do the biggest fights as possible, and I'm going to make history.”
Continued,
Georges St-Pierre Vows To Make History With Biggest Fights Ever
Two seconds on google and Tyron could have kept his foot out of his mouth. Woodley has to be the biggest whiner who's ever had a belt. Nothing is ever his fault and everyone is always hating on him because they're racist or don't understand fighting.
Best case scenario would be for GSP to come back beat Bisbing, Tyron and retire with both belts.
