There have been few fighters in UFC historical past fairly like Stephen Thompson.
The 2-time UFC welterweight title contender, now 41, has fought close to the summit of the 170-pound division for greater than a decade and through that point has rolled out among the most spectacular moments we’ve ever seen within the cage — together with spectacular finishes towards the likes of Robert Whittaker and Johny Hendricks, in addition to determination wins over fighters of the calibre of Jorge Masvidal, Rory MacDonald, Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal.
A December 2023 loss to the unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov in his most up-to-date bout has possible put paid to any ambitions of claiming undisputed gold within the UFC welterweight body but it surely actually hasn’t dulled his urge for food for competitors and within the featured prelim of this weekend’s UFC 307 occasion from Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah, Thompson will tackle the harmful Joaquin Buckley; a fighter within the midst of a four-fight win streak.
Thompson’s final win within the UFC got here a yr earlier than that in December 2022 towards Kevin Holland, and you’ll watch that efficiency in full beneath.
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