September - 2016
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
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continuously campaigning for
it, much to the dislike of almost
everyone paying attention.
Woodley is doing everything in
his powers to get any of these
two match-up into fruition,
and to be quite honest, he is
(unintentionally?) clever with
it. Kind of.
The problem isn’t making fans
believe he could beat either of
those two men, the issue clear-
ly is – if you have lived under a
rock – that he doesn’t want to
face any top contenders, as the
likes of Stephen ‘Wonderboy’
Thompson.
So, in what way is Woodley
cleaver here?
Because strangely enough, this
might be the best course of ac-
tion to get what he is gunning
for, if the the main objective
is to earn the most money he
can in his next fight, then by
making MMA fans despite you,
perhaps consequently, they are
willing to pay for your pay-per-
view in hopes to watch you
lose, regardless of opponent.
If, and I really mean if Georg-
es were to choose to make a
comeback, and with it actu-
ally looking like St. Pierre re-
ally wants to, the only reason
a Woodley vs. GSP matchup
would create interest is to see
if GSP can still compete for the
title he once left behind in Nov.
2013. That’s the biggest story-
line people would find intrigu-
ing, in this, for the moment,
hypothetical matchup.
Because nobody, and I mean
– nobody – wants to see the
fights Woodley wants for him-
self, especially not for the rea-
sons he has laid out there.
Judging from Woodley’s own
social media – Twitter, Face-
book and Instagram, his own
‘fans’, if we can call them that,
wants him to lose. Badly.
I guess the interesting question
is, from a promotional point of
view, would people be more
inclined to pay attention to
his fights, buy the $60.00 PPV,
if they viewed him more as a
Cinderella story persevering
through hard times, against the
odds, or, is the passion people
seem to have of wanting the
‘worse’ for Woodley the best
outcome for himself when aim-
ing to put the most Benjamins
he possible can in his pockets
with this next fight?
”Love me or hate me both are
in my favor. If you love me, I’ll
always be in your heart, but if
you hate me, I’ll always be in
your mind.” – William Shake-
speare
Is there actually a possibility
Woodley would refuse UFC´s
offer if it meant he has to face
anyone beside GSP or Diaz?
Maybe now, the story of Wood-
ley avoiding opponents and
getting what he wants would
be an interesting promotion-
al side note. Which could be
viewed as a shame, but is it re-
ally?
Woodley has an incredible sto-
ry, that if promoted correctly
could have been a very differ-
ent view of the champion than
of what most fans have of him
today, but.
Since neither UFC nor Wood-
ley wants to concentrate on it,
I guess there is no point for us
to focus on it here either.
T.W Facebook – Fan Response
(Screenshot taken 10-08-2016)
T.W Instagram – Fan Response
(Screenshot was taken 10-08-2016)
