Stephen Thompson steps into the biggest fight of his career against Johnny Hendricks and is hopeful a win puts him into a world title fight:
After notching his fifth-straight victory inside the Octagon, Thompson was linked to a bout with surging contender Neil Magny, but after the latter took a contest on short notice, “Wonderboy” signed on to face former 170-pound champion Johny Hendricks at the UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) in Feb. 2016.
No disrespect to Mr. Magny, who’s a quality combatant in his own right, but a shot at gold is quite important for Thompson and he has the best chance of getting there by dispatching “Bigg Rigg.”
“He’s been in five-round fights with Robbie Lawler just taking shots, so I know he’s a tough guy,” Thompson told MMAmania. “Hopefully after this fight with Johny Hendricks I’ll be up for the title.”
