BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » fight-at-least https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Stephen Thompson reacts to Islam Makhachev’s welterweight move: ‘If I was in the top 5, I would be very upset’ https://www.badmma.com/stephen-thompson-reacts-to-islam-makhachevs-welterweight-move-if-i-was-in-the-top-5-i-would-be-very-upset-2.html https://www.badmma.com/stephen-thompson-reacts-to-islam-makhachevs-welterweight-move-if-i-was-in-the-top-5-i-would-be-very-upset-2.html#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/stephen-thompson-reacts-to-islam-makhachevs-welterweight-move-if-i-was-in-the-top-5-i-would-be-very-upset-2.html Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC As a fighter who has competed for UFC welterweight gold on two occasions, Stephen Thompson would understand current top-ranked divisional fighters being upset that Islam Makhachev is moving up. Thompson, who competes in the co-main event of UFC Nashville this Saturday against Gabriel Bonfim , was asked about Makhachev vacating the lightweight title to pursue an opportunity to face new welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena for a second divisional title later this year. “Well, number one, if I was in the top-five, I would be very upset that this guy who just got the title is already looking at somebody from a different division,” Thompson told MMA Fighting.

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Stephen Thompson reacts to Islam Makhachev’s welterweight move: ‘If I was in the top 5, I would be very upset’ – MMA Fighting

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