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Tyron Woodley slams Conor McGregor over dream of becoming a three-division champion

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Conor McGregor held UFC titles in two divisions at the same time and claimed he would have defeated Tyron Woodley too

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley hit out at Conor McGregor over a recent tweet.

The Notorious One was celebrating memories of when he became a two-division UFC champion. McGregor held the Lightweight and Featherweight titles at the same time, become the first UFC star to achieve that.

Nate Diaz (L) and Conor McGregor battle during their welterweight rematch at the UFC 202 event at T-Mobile Arena on August 20, 2016 (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

The Irishman’s stock has never dipped in the UFC despite losing his titles and then also after the big loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov.

However, McGregor was at the peak of his powers a few years back and believed he could have won a third division title.

The Irishman was watching Woodley vs Stephen Thompson 1 and claimed he should have gone for the belt.

Woodley was having none of it and went on to say it wouldn’t have happened at all:

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Woodley’s slide down

It is difficult to say who would have won that fight. Woodley and McGregor were both in fine form but only one of them has been able to stay steady.

McGregor has even tried his hand out at boxing while Woodley hasn’t been the same since losing his title to Kamaru Usman.

He then lost to Gilbert Burns and most recently was taken to the cleaners by Colby Covington. Woodley is nowhere near the title scene now but McGregor is there or thereabout. He defeated Donald Cerrone and next faces Dustin Poirier in an epic rematch.

Colby Covington punches Tyron Woodley in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

A win over Poirier could open the door for another title shot, especially with Khabib Nurmagomedov still in the UFC.

Dana White doesn’t believe that Khabib has retired and a Conor vs Khabib rematch could se the MMA world alight.

McGregor knows how to stay relevant, even if he isn’t fighting, but Woodley has lost some of his sheen after the recent losses.

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Saiyed Adeem Karim

Ditching a corporate job to follow a dream isn't easy, but when football comes calling, who can say no? Been following the beautiful game since 1998. Liverpool addict, F1 fanatic!

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