After being taken down and held down repeatedly by wrestlers in their previous fights, both Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Kevin Holland vowed not to wrestle at all when they met Saturday in the main event of UFC Orlando at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
At one point early in the fight, they went down after a scramble and Holland had a chance to grab top position. Instead, he bounced up and wagged his finger, saying, “No wrestling.”
And for four unbelievable rounds Saturday, there was no wrestling, just striking of the highest order. It was an incredible back-and-forth fight that will be in contention for Fight of the Year, but Thompson’s varied striking game was the difference.