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Morning Report: Stephen Thompson believes the fans booing Tyron Woodley is 'in his head a little bit'

Almost immediately after he won the belt from Robbie Lawler at UFC 201, Tyron Woodley began fielding questions about his first title defense, including one that night from presumptive No. 1 contender Stephen Thompson, who on the post-fight show asked Woodley about a title fight in late 2016. Woodley's answer became a major talking point when he told "Wonderboy" that he should go fight Lawler because Thompson predicted Lawler would beat Woodley. In the aftermath, Woodley began to attract a lot of heat from fans for his disinterest in a Thompson fight in favor of a Georges St-Pierre or Nick Diaz "money fight.