There was a ton of mutual respect between Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Kevin Holland ahead of their UFC Orlando headliner on Saturday. So much respect that the two apparently had an agreement entering the contest.
As Thomspon told reporters during the post-fight scrum, he and Holland agreed to keep the fight standing.
“It was kind of one of those unwritten rules we had going into this fight. I know later on he was shooting, he had a busted hand, but I think I fell down in the first round, and he let me back up,” he said (quotes by MMA Fighting).