Stephen Thompson News

Drake Riggs - August 31, 2018

In professional sports, one thing is always expected of the athletes. And that’s professionalism. I mean…it’s kind of a part of the gig. In combat sports, there are multiple ways for one to show their professionalism but most commonly it comes in the form of getting to the fight. And to do that, one has to come in at the agreed upon weight.

Tom Taylor - August 27, 2018

Over the weekend, it was reported that a welterweight contender bout between former champion Robbie Lawler and former title challenger Stephen Thompson was in the works for the UFC’s January 18 debut on ESPN. Shortly thereafter, another report suggested that a flyweight bout between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich was in the works for this inaugural UFC on ESPN card. From the sounds of it, we can pump the breaks on both of these potential bookings.

Chris Taylor - August 25, 2018

Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will return to action this January against perennial division contender Stephen Thompson. MMAJunkie‘s Mike Bohn was first to report the key welterweight matchup.

Drake Riggs - July 17, 2018

One of the most discussed decisions of the year took place at the UFC’s first visit to Liverpool, England and many believe that the wrong man won. The fight in reference is the main event which pitted top welterweight strikers Darren Till against the two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson.

Tom Taylor - June 28, 2018

If you look at Stephen Thompson’s recent record, you will see he’s recently fought Tyron Woodley to a draw, given up a decision in a rematch with Woodley, and given up a decision to Darren Till. In the eyes of some fans — and of course Thompson’s team — he should have won all of those fights. In order to avoid disappointing judges’ decisions going forward, Thompson says he plans to adjust his fighting style in an effort to improve his chances of scoring a stoppage.

Chris Taylor - June 23, 2018

Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson suffered a unanimous decision loss to Darren Till last month in Liverpool, England. The scorecards for the fight were marred in controversy after two of the judges in attendance scored the fight 49-46 for the hometown favorite Darren Till, this while the majority of the mixed martial arts community appeared to have scored the bout 48-47 in favor of Thompson.

Chris Taylor - June 23, 2018

Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson thinks it would be “awesome” if the UFC decided to implement some new weight classes. With that said, “Wonderboy” doesn’t expect the leading mixed martial arts promotion to be adding new divisions anytime soon.

Chris Taylor - June 16, 2018

Former tow-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA) has an interesting theory on why so many fighters continue to miss weight. “Wonderboy” believes that fighters who miss weight for the most part are just being lazy.

Chris Taylor - June 16, 2018

Former two-time UFC title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA) suffered a controversial decision setback to surging division contender Darren Till last month in Liverpool. Having finally watched his most recent octagon appearance, Stephen Thompson sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor to discuss his takeaways from the UFC Liverpool headliner and what went wrong during his five-round battle with Darren Till.

Chris Taylor - June 16, 2018

Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA) is very familiar with current UFC welterweight champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley. “Wonderboy” has challenged Woodley for his welterweight title on two separate occasions, falling just short of claiming the promotions coveted 170-pound strap in both of those aforementioned attempts.

Chris Taylor - June 16, 2018

Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA) is coming off a controversial decision loss to Darren Till which occurred last month in Liverpool, England. The Thompson vs. Till fight, which headlined UFC Fight Night 130, almost didn’t happen after the Liverpool native badly missed weight by coming in 3.5 pounds over the non-title welterweight limit of 171-pounds.

Tom Taylor - June 12, 2018

After his close and controversial decision loss to surging welterweight contender Darren Till, two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson is keen to get back on track. He thinks former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler is just the kind of opponent that would allow him to do so. Thompson weighed the options for his next fight on the Slip n’ Dip podcast this week.

Tom Taylor - May 28, 2018

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Liverpool, England, two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson gave up a razor close decision to hometown hero Darren Till. Though Till landed more overall strikes and significant strikes, and scored the only knockdown of the fight, many onlookers felt Thompson did enough to earn the judges’ favor in this welterweight chess match. Thompson himself shares this opinion, but as always, has been pure class in defeat, and is determined not to take anything away from Till’s big win.

Tom Taylor - May 27, 2018

A key welterweight scrap featuring two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-2-1) and undefeated contender Darren Till (16-0-1) headlined Sunday’s action-packed UFC Liverpool card. Darren Till missed weight for this main event battle, but “Wonderboy” agreed to continue on with the contest with the stipulations that he received 30% of Till’s purse, and that Till weighed in at 188 pounds or less at 1:00pm local time on fight day. After all of this pre-fight chaos, the fight went down as an absolute chess match, as the two world class strikers spent five incredibly close rounds attempting to figure one another out.

Chris Taylor - May 27, 2018

A key welterweight fight between former two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-2-1 MMA) and undefeated contender Darren Till (16-0-1 MMA) headlined today’s UFC Fight Night 130 event in Liverpool, England. Darren Till missed weight for the contest (174.5 pounds) and was forced to forfeit 30% of his fight purse to “Wonderboy”.

Chris Taylor - May 26, 2018

Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-2-1 MMA) successfully made weight for his highly anticipated showdown with undefeated Liverpool native Darren Till earlier today at Echo Arena. Unfortunately for “Wonderboy”, his UFC Fight Night 130 opponent (Darren Till) could not say the same.

Tom Taylor - May 21, 2018

Stephen Thompson, who battles surging British contender Darren Till in the main event of the UFC’s Saturday night debut in Liverpool, England, is not a fan of the UFC’s choice to crown an interim welterweight champion. It’s his belief that by crowning the winner of Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington’s UFC 225 battle the interim welterweight champ, the promotion diminishes the value of the actual welterweight belt, which is currently owned by Tyron Woodley. “I don’t think so at all,” Thompson told BloodyElbow last week, when asked if he believed an interim title needed to be created. “If [Woodley]’s out for another year or two, then probably yeah, I think you should. But if he’s saying he’s gonna be back in July or August, there’s no reason why you should be fighting for an interim title.”

Drake Riggs - May 18, 2018

One of the most highly anticipated prospect returns in recent months belongs to Liverpool’s own Darren Till. After a sensational breakthrough performance against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in October, Till is now set to come back in a showdown on his home turf against one of the division’s very best in Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. With his big fight just a week away Till took the time to discuss his world-class striking opponent with MMAnytt and said he believes Thompson didn’t want to take this fight.