Stephen Thompson can sit back, relax and wait for the remaining pieces to fall in place. His work is done for now.
Thompson cemented himself as the No. 1 contender for the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title with a five-round unanimous decision over Rory MacDonald in the UFC Fight Night “MacDonald vs. Thompson” main event on Saturday at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. “Wonderboy” drew 50-45, 50-45 and 48-47 marks from the judges, as he ran his career-best winning streak to seven fights.
In his first appearance since his technical knockout loss to welterweight champion Robbie Lawler a little less than a year ago, MacDonald never seemed comfortable; and Thompson took advantage of the unexpected passivity.