The UFC’s #3 ranked welterweight Stephen Thompson was just brutally knocked out by former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis in the UFC Nashville main event. Whoa!
Pettis pressed forward right away and Thompson was ready to address him. The fighters exchanged kicks as they sized up one another. Thompson added in his punches, blitzing Pettis periodically. Pettis missed with a spinning kick to the head, and then Thompson partially landed one of his own. Pettis went to his corner with blood leaking from his nose.
The fighters again exchanged kicks back and forth to open up the second act.