Stephen Thompson isn’t in the fight game for fame or money, he’s simply in it because he wants to test himself against the best fighters in the world.
And when he goes to war with Anthony “Showtime” Pettis this Saturday at UFC Nashville he will be doing just that.
Pettis is making the move up to welterweight after spending years at featherweight and lightweight. When Pettis made the decision to head up to 170lbs he called for a fight against Thompson and “Wonderboy” was more than happy to oblige the former champion.
“It’s going to be a barnburner I’ll tell you that,” Thompson said.