It’s exhausting to maintain Stephen Thompson down – even in defeat.
The longtime UFC welterweight contender opened up about his loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov this previous Saturday on the primary card of UFC 296 in Las Vegas. Thompson (17-7-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) stays optimistic and in good spirits following his submission defeat to Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
“I admire your entire help after the battle this previous Saturday,” Thompson said on his YouTube channel. “It clearly didn’t go the best way I needed it to go, and that’s why you need to at all times comply with the plan, guys. I didn’t comply with the plan. That’s my fault.
“Anyway, I like you guys, and I’ll be again stronger and higher than ever. I’ve some issues to work on and get this foot healed up, and we’ll get after it once more.”
The loss for the 40-year-old killed the momentum from his TKO win over Kevin Holland and put him at 1-3 in his previous 4 journeys to the cage.
As for the foot, “Wonderboy” stated he could have damaged it.
“That’s what occurs if you don’t comply with the sport plan: You get submitted within the second spherical,” Thompson stated. “I really got here out of the battle just about unscathed, aside from the truth that I feel I broke my foot in a physique kick proper to the elbow. Don’t kick your opponent to the elbow as a result of that sucks.”
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