It’s hard to keep Stephen Thompson down – even in defeat. The longtime UFC welterweight contender opened up about his loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov this past Saturday on the main card of UFC 296 in Las Vegas. Thompson (17-7-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) remains optimistic and in good spirits following his submission defeat to Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). “I appreciate all of your support after the fight this past Saturday,” Thompson said on his YouTube channel . “It obviously didn’t go the way I wanted it to go, and that’s why you should always follow the plan, guys.
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