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UFC 189 Gets Welterweights Jake Ellenberger and Stephen Thompson

Healed from a rib injury that forced him out of a scheduled matchup with Brandon Thatch at UFC Fight Night 60, Stephen Thompson is now set for what could be an even tougher test against Jake Ellenberger. The 170-pound matchup was reported by ESPN writer Brett Okamoto on Thursday: Ellenberger hasn’t had a ton of […]

Healed from a rib injury that forced him out of a scheduled matchup with Brandon Thatch at UFC Fight Night 60, Stephen Thompson is now set for what could be an even tougher test against Jake Ellenberger. The 170-pound matchup was reported by ESPN writer Brett Okamoto on Thursday: Ellenberger hasn’t had a ton of […]

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Brandon Thatch vs. Stephen Thompson Set for UFC Fight Night 60 Main Event

The Ruckus is coming for the Wonderboy. In a bout sure to bring fireworks, muay thai wrecking machine Brandon “Ruckus” Thatch will now face off with karate and kickboxing prodigy Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in the main event of UFC Fight Night 60. That’s according to a Tuesday evening report from Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com. The […]

The Ruckus is coming for the Wonderboy. In a bout sure to bring fireworks, muay thai wrecking machine Brandon “Ruckus” Thatch will now face off with karate and kickboxing prodigy Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in the main event of UFC Fight Night 60. That’s according to a Tuesday evening report from Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com. The […]

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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, […]

UFC 153: Why the Fans Should Be Cheering for Stephen Bonnar

The injury bug decided to bite once again at UFC 153, and this time it ruined a super fight. Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar were set to battle for the featherweight title, when Aldo had to pull out of the bout due to injury. MMA fans around the world were…

The injury bug decided to bite once again at UFC 153, and this time it ruined a super fight. Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar were set to battle for the featherweight title, when Aldo had to pull out of the bout due to injury. MMA fans around the world were rightly upset that this fight […]

UFC 145 Results: 5 Things Stephen Thompson Needs to Improve on

The most significant problem Thompson had with Brown was how much damage he sustained once the fight hit the ground. Brown would fold him up and rain down punches and elbows, most of which “Wonderboy” seemed content enough to take. For a ga…

The most significant problem Thompson had with Brown was how much damage he sustained once the fight hit the ground. Brown would fold him up and rain down punches and elbows, most of which “Wonderboy” seemed content enough to take. For a gatekeeper like Brown, in no way known for his particularly excellent ground-and-pound, to […]

UFC 145 Results: Was Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson Not Ready for the UFC?

UFC 145 featured some of the hottest rising prospects in the sport, with Rory MacDonald and Michael McDonald leading the way. But right behind them was Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, a kickboxing specialist who made waves with his incredible…

UFC 145 featured some of the hottest rising prospects in the sport, with Rory MacDonald and Michael McDonald leading the way. But right behind them was Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, a kickboxing specialist who made waves with his incredible high-kick knockout of Dan Stittgen in his UFC debut. Thompson fought UFC veteran Matt Brown on the […]