Former two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson is paying close attention to the upcoming championship fight between Kamaru Usman and No. 2-ranked contender Gilbert Burns at UFC 258.
Thompson returned to the top five of the division this past December after he dominated Geoff Neal for five rounds in the main event of UFC Vegas 17. Now on a two-fight winning streak, Thompson knows he is in close range of another potential title shot in the near future, which is why he is particularly interested in what happens between Usman and Burns.
On a recent episode of the Weighing In Podcast hosted by Josh Thomson and John McCarthy, Thompson gave some insight as to how he sees the fight going.