#4 Take The Welterweight Title From Tyron Woodley
The backstage altercation, the verbal warfare at press conferences, the Twitter beef — it’s all part of this compelling storyline.
McGregor has one bout at welterweight, and it was against a blown up lightweight in Nate Diaz. Can McGregor handle true welterweights? Tyron Woodley doesn’t seem to think so.
“Guys at this weight punch with a whole different kind of power,” Woodley said.
Furthermore, Woodley is a monster of a welterweight. Very few people punch and kick as hard as Woodley. Even Stephen Thompson’s elusive style proved insufficient for Woodley’s vaunted power. It’s truly the equalizer.
If you think McGregor hits hard, Woodley hits twice as hard. He is also naturally bigger than McGregor who might not be able to hurt Woodley.
More so, McGregor didn’t show the same power and finishing ability at welterweight as he had in the lower weight classes. The power is still there, of course, but it isn’t exactly the same.
McGregor winning the welterweight title, which would be his third UFC title in as many divisions, would be unprecedented. Not only has it never been done before in the history of the UFC, it has neither been attempted nor has it even been imagined — until now.
Imagine if McGregor would be able to hold three titles simultaneously?
