At UFC 307 on October 5, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson will tackle the soaring Joaquin Buckley in what will likely be his twenty first fight within the UFC and his first fight since December last 12 months when he lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov.
Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson has been competing within the UFC since 2012 and has turn into one among the favourites amongst fans due to his highly exciting get up style.
The 41-year-old has only won one among his last 4 fights and is hoping to return to the win column against Joaquin Buckley who’s riding a 4 fight win streak.
Stephen Thompson hopes he has already done enough for Hall of Fame induction
The Karate specialist is widely thought to be top-of-the-line fighters to have never won a UFC title, having competed for the welterweight strap on two separate occasions against Tyron Woodley, drawing one and losing one.
More recently, the promotion have been matching the veteran up with young contenders trying to add an enormous name to their resume, just like how they’re matching up Neil Magny.
Despite having not won gold in his profession, Thompson is hopeful that he has earned his spot within the UFC Hall of Fame by at all times saying yes and by just being him.
“I’m fully content in what I’m doing because I’m doing it for myself, not because I need something. I’m fully content with who I’m fighting and once I’m fighting. I don’t need anything from the UFC,” Thompson began to clarify to RG.org.
“I’ve been with them for a really very long time and have done the very best I can to represent who I’m and the UFC. It will be cool to go down in UFC history. It will be cool to have the option to do this, to be within the Hall of Fame. I feel that might be sick,” he added.
The 30-year-old, Buckley, is ranked eleventh within the 170lb division and is hopeful of taking Thompson’s rank contained in the top 10.
“I at all times have a look at the positive side of things, so I feel it’s pretty cool people need to fight me because they know with a purpose to make it to the highest, you’ve to beat Wonderboy, which to me is a very cool thing,” Thompson continued.
Wonderboy reveals post UFC retirement plan
Although now being 41 years old, ‘Wonderboy’ isn’t fascinated about retiring from the UFC anytime soon and can proceed to check himself against the very best fighters on the planet.
Having said that, the previous kickboxer has revealed that when he decides to call it a day on his profession within the UFC, he’ll likely return to kickboxing where he has previously seen a lot success.
“Once I put the gloves down within the Octagon, I don’t think which means I’m done for good, possibly just with MMA. It’s the wrestling that’s more damaging to my body than anything. But I feel like I can strike for days. I can kickbox anybody,” Thompson revealed.
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