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Video – Kevin Holland, Stephen Thompson rematch in humorous Jose Cuervo television commercial

UFC fan-favorites Kevin Holland and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thomspon are the stars of a new Jose Cuervo commercial that sees the two welterweight standouts having a friendly scrap inside the Octagon. In December, Holland and Thompson competed in a highly entertaining UFC Fight Night main event that saw ‘Wonderboy’ walk out with his first win since […]

UFC fan-favorites Kevin Holland and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thomspon are the stars of a new Jose Cuervo commercial that sees the two welterweight standouts having a friendly scrap inside the Octagon.

In December, Holland and Thompson competed in a highly entertaining UFC Fight Night main event that saw ‘Wonderboy’ walk out with his first win since 2020. Five months later, the two welterweight standouts are running it back. Just not in the way you expected, as seen in the video clip below courtesy of @mmas_squared on Twitter.

It’s not the first time the brand has had some fun with UFC fighters. Fans may remember a commercial featuring two-time title challenger Justin Gaethje and TUF alumnus Michael Chiesa engaged in a never-ending staredown while attending a UFC watch party.

Kevin Holland and ‘Wonderboy’ Get Back into the Win Column

Kevin Holland and Stephen Thompson went toe-to-toe in Orlando late last year in a five-round showdown after making a gentleman’s agreement to keep the fight standing. ‘Trailblazer’ would eventually live to regret the decision, suffering a TKO loss in the fourth round. It would be Holland’s second-straight defeat at the time, having previously been ragdolled by undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev. Holland has since climbed back into the win column with a highlight-reel-worthy knockout of Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287.

Like his opponent, ‘Wonderboy’ bounced back from back-to-back losses of his own against top contenders Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad.

UFC 288 on Saturday night will host a potential welterweight title eliminator as Burns and Muhammad square off for the chance to take on reigning 170-pound king Leon Edwards later this year.

Contender Explains Why RDA vs. Colby Covington Shouldn’t Be For Interim Title

If it was up to this former title contender, there would not be a title on the line for this fight.

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There is one former title contender who has made his stance known on the upcoming fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington.

That contender is Stephen Thompson, who is slated to fight Darren Till in a welterweight bout at the upcoming UFC Liverpool, which is set to take place on Sunday, May 27, 2018, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

It’s well known that the UFC is moving forward with the welterweight division while Tyron Woodley is on the sidelines after undergoing surgery.

Thus, the reason that they have booked the former UFC lightweight champion against Covington for the interim welterweight title at the upcoming at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view.

If it was up to Thompson, there would not be an interim title bout between these two fighters.

“I don’t think so at all,” Thompson told BloodyElbow.com. “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.”

Thompson believes creating the second title takes away from Woodley’s run as champion in the division.

“It almost diminishes the value of the title, because they’re just throwing it out there — it’s like, ‘You can fight for an interim title, sure,’” Thompson said. “I don’t think they should be fighting for an interim title. If [Woodley] says he’ll be back in July or August, then just say, ‘Hey, the winner of this will fight for the title.’ I don’t know what the UFC is playing at or what their thinking is when it comes to the interim title. But they’re just like, ‘You can fight for it anytime. Anybody can fight for an interim title.’”

“I think it’s just politics,” Thompson said. “I think that they are trying to make that market out there (in Liverpool). And he’s calling me out, so why not make that happen? I fought for the title twice, and I guess they don’t want to see it again until I prove myself again. I think that’s just what the UFC is thinking.”

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Should Georges St. Pierre Really Come Back To MMA?

It’s been nearly three years since we’ve seen Georges St. Pierre compete inside the Octagon and dominate the 170-pound division he once ruled, as his last bout saw him taking home a controversial split decision win over Johnny Hendricks at UFC 167 back in November of 2013. Many people watching the five round war between

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Many people watching the five round war between ‘GSP’ and Hendricks gave the winning nod to ‘Big Rig’, however, the Vegas judges scorecards saw it otherwise and handed the Canadian his ninth straight successful title defense in five years.

During the time of their title bout clash Hendricks was viewed as the ‘next generation’ of fighter, as his impressive combination of elite wrestling ability and vicious knockout power concocted perhaps the perfect formula to defeat the longtime reigning Canadian champion.

Now Hendricks, who was once a longtime title contender, finds himself outside of the top five welterweight rankings and coming off a first round knockout loss to current title contender hopeful Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.

With speculation running rampant surrounding the possibility of a return to action for ‘GSP’, is now the best time for the 35-year-old to make his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon? If ‘GSP’ had a difficult enough time hanging in their with Hendricks back in 2013, how do you assume he’ll fare with the evolved athletes that surround the stacked 170-pound division?

The welterweight division is currently ran by the hard-hitting ‘Ruthless One’ Robbie Lawler, who has been on a tear since winning the title back in 2014.

Lawler has engaged is some absolute wars in his past two title defenses, including the 2015 bloodbath that took home Fight Of The Year honors in which ‘Ruthless’ downed challenger Rory MacDonald in the fifth round, by shattering the Canadian’s nose.

That spectacular performance would be followed up by yet another Fight Of The Year candidate to kick-off 2016, as Lawler would put on an absolute spectacle of a contest against Carlos Condit at UFC 195 in January. The back-and-forth bout would ultimately end in a successful title defense for Lawler, who took home the better end of a split decision.

Lawler is an incredibly gritty and powerful fighter who is prepared to bite down on his mouthpiece and throw everything he has at you, taking everything you have for him in the process.

‘GSP’s’ best hope for victory against Lawler would be to simply take down the champion and grind out a decision win as he has done countless times before in his storied career, however, Lawler is incredibly difficult to be taken down and one small mistake that the champion capitalizes on could mean the end of St.Pierre’s twelve-fight win streak.

Sitting just under Lawler in the welterweight rankings is the surging ‘Wonderboy’, who many believe has the best chance to put an abrupt end to Ruthless’ violent title reign. ‘Wonderboy’ possesses some of the most dynamic and explosive striking the 170-pound division has ever seen, while remaining extremely technical at the same time given his extensive and impressive undefeated kickboxing career.

If ‘GSP’ were to step into the Octagon with Thompson today, the Canadian would definitely be faced with some problems as he has never competed against a striker of Thompson’s caliber before.

Thompson is coming off of a completely dominating unanimous decision performance over former title challenger MacDonald, who just so happens to train extremely close alongside St.Pierre at Tristar Gym in Montreal.

St. Pierre’s best days are most likely certainly long behind him, and if the Canadian does wish to make a blockbuster return to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA), he may not get the glorified result he is hoping for against the evolved upper echelon in the welterweight class.

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