Everyone should take notes from Stephen Thompson on how to handle a loss. Throughout his entire kickboxing and MMA career, two-time UFC welterweight title challenger “Wonderboy” had never been stopped in a fight. But that ended at UFC on ESPN+ 6 in Nashville at the hands of former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, who had moved up to 170 pounds and was a heavy underdog going into the bout. It was a technical chess match, but with seconds winding down in Round 2, Pettis threw a Superman punch that Thompson never saw coming. It knocked him out cold. In typical “NMF” fashion, the always humble Thompson decided to relive that experience with his fans on Twitch, where he rewatched the knockout.
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Stephen Thompson was in agony when he rewatched the first time he got knocked out – MMA Junkie