Stephen Thompson will be taking on Gilbert Burns in the co-main event this weekend at UFC 264. This fight has heavy title implications in the UFC’s welterweight division. UFC 264 will be headlined by Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson stands six feet tall and has a 75-inch reach. That will give him a two-inch height, and a four-inch reach advantage over Burns this weekend. Thompson is a first-degree black belt in Japanese jujutsu and a fifth-degree black belt in Tetsushin-Ryu Kempo. In his 21-fight professional career, Stephen Thompson has knocked out seven of his opponents and has never been submitted.