Rafael dos Anjos to UFC champ Tyron Woodley: 'Shame on you' for wanting Nate Diaz fight

Rafael dos Anjos is sick and tired of Tyron Woodley mentioning Nate Diaz as a potential challenger to his UFC welterweight title.

Dos Anjos (28-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) has been deemed the next challenger to the UFC welterweight title since his unanimous-decision win over fellow ex-champ Robbie Lawler at UFC on FOX 26 in December (check out his post-fight interview above). Champ Woodley (18-3-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) however, has purposefully disregarded the matchup, hoping for a “bigger” fight instead.

First, it was Woodley angling for a matchup with former two-division UFC titleholder Georges St-Pierre (26-2 MMA, 20-2 UFC). When that started to look bleak due to St-Pierre’s medical condition, “The Chosen One” turned his attention to Diaz (19-11 MMA, 14-9 UFC), who hasn’t fought since his majority-decision loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 202 in August 2016.

Woodley told ESPN.com this week he thinks there’s a good chance Diaz will be his next opponent when he returns to the octagon in the summer following a recent shoulder surgery.

Naturally, this frustrated former 155-pound champ dos Anjos, who’s 3-0 since moving up to welterweight (via Twitter):

Outside of his high-profile pair of fights against McGregor in 2016, Diaz hasn’t fought in the welterweight division since April 2011. His last win over someone other than “The Notorious” was against Marcus Davis at UFC 118 in August 2010.

Dos Anjos has made it clear he’ll be livid if the UFC grants Diaz a title shot ahead of him. The Brazilian has beaten Lawler, Neil Magny and Tarec Saffiedine during his stint at 170 pounds, and despite UFC President Dana White’s continued assurance a title shot is on the horizon, Woodley keeps looking elsewhere for his next foe (via Twitter):

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