On Sunday night, Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contenders Stephen Thompson and Darren Till locked horns in the main event of UFC Fight Night 130 in Liverpool England. Till, who was born and raised in Liverpool, edged out Thompson over five rounds according to the judges who were unanimous in their decision in their scoring (48-47, 49-46, 49-46).
Thompson was a recent guest on “The MMA Hour” and told host Ariel Helwani he was confident he did enough throughout the fight to win and believes the judges were swayed by the hometown support for Till.