John Maguire Replaces Besam Yousef Against Matt Riddle

Originally, a welterweight matchup at UFC 154 was to feature Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson facing off against Besam Yousef. However, that fight has now changed drastically. When Thompson went down with an injury, Matt Riddle stepped up to re…

Originally, a welterweight matchup at UFC 154 was to feature Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson facing off against Besam Yousef. However, that fight has now changed drastically. When Thompson went down with an injury, Matt Riddle stepped up to replace Thompson (via ESPN). Riddle is fresh off a drug suspension—which ended last month—as he tested positive for […]

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson out of UFC 154 Bout with Besam Yousef

The injury bug strikes again! Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was set to make his return to the cage at UFC 154 against Besam Yousef on November 17th. Unfortunately, Thompson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury.  The…

The injury bug strikes again! Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was set to make his return to the cage at UFC 154 against Besam Yousef on November 17th. Unfortunately, Thompson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury.  The news was broken by Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com early Friday morning. According to Helwani‘s report, […]