Tyron Woodley Responds To Nick Diaz: He Can Fight For ‘Non-Plastic’ Belt

Nick Diaz has suddenly worked his way right back into the forefront of mixed martial arts media after his 18-month suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) ended yesterday (August 1, 2016). Given his name value, Diaz shouldn’t have trouble finding a fight, and he was even called out by newly-minted 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley this past weekend (July 30, 2016).

Recently speaking on that potential scenario, Diaz said he would fight Woodley if given an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Stockton Bad Boy also said that he wasn’t interested in fighting for a ‘piece of plastic’, and that he was already on top. Woodley has since responded to those comments, blasting Diaz’s IQ in the process. “The Chosen One” also said that he may be facing off with former longtime champion Georges St. Pierre next:

“He didn’t make sense. He ‘wanted to fight the best,’ I have the gold. But he don’t want the gold, he ‘made PPV’ without the gold.” Woodley told TMZ.

“”I think Nick Diaz is a great fighter. If he realized, that I was actually giving him credit and I was actually wanting to fight him because he was one of the best welterweights in the history of the sport, I think he would’ve answered it quite differently.”

“But as it shows you, his IQ, outside of fighting, is not extremely high.”

“”I think I may get an opportunity to fight Georges St-Pierre, which is going to be a bigger payday, so he can go fight for a ‘non-plastic belt’ against somebody else. He might have walked his way out of several seven figures.”

What do you make of these comments, and who should Woodley meet next?