Two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson believes his chances of earning another title shot in the immediate future hinge on whether Darren Till can defeat current champion Tyron Woodley this weekend at UFC 228.
Thompson has history with both men. He lost a narrow decision to Till -- who missed weight badly for the fight -- in Till’s hometown of Liverpool, England in May. Before that, Thompson fought Woodley twice for the belt, coming tantalizingly close on both occasions. Their first meeting at UFC 205 in 2016 ended in a majority draw, while Woodley won by majority decision in the rematch last March.