Filed under: News , UFC LAS VEGAS – Earning a third UFC title shot after failing twice is an extremely difficult feat on MMA’s biggest stage. But that’s what Stephen Thompson vows to do after coming up short for the welterweight title for a second time against champion Tyron Woodley . After fighting Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) to a majority draw at UFC 205 in November, Thompson (13-2-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) got a rematch in Saturday’s UFC 209 pay-per-view headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He again came up just short of capturing the gold and lost a majority decision to Woodley to snap his eight-fight unbeaten UFC streak. It took Thompson more than four years in the UFC and a seven-fight winning streak to get a crack at the gold the first time around

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Despite 2 failed title bids, Stephen Thompson ‘not giving up’ on chase for UFC gold – MMA Junkie

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