Stephen Thompson might have suffered multiple sort of setback at UFC 296.
“Wonderboy” not solely took his first submission loss in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov on the UFC’s December pay-per-view, he additionally believes that he may need injured his foot. In a video posted to his YouTube channel, Thompson speculated that he broke his foot through the course of his combat with Rakhmonov, which ended with seconds remaining in Spherical 2.
“I really got here out of the combat just about unscathed, apart from the truth that I feel I broke my foot with a great physique kick proper to the elbow,” Thompson mentioned. “One other factor, don’t kick your opponent within the elbow, as a result of that sucks.
“So I apparently have a damaged foot, however I’m itching to get again into the gymnasium and begin understanding once more.”
Thompson, who turns 41 in February, has now misplaced three of his previous 4 fights, sandwiching a TKO of Kevin Holland between losses to Rakhmonov, Belal Muhammad, and Gilbert Burns. He’s not the one welterweight contender that claims to have suffered a foot damage at UFC 296, as Colby Covington additionally mentioned that he hurt his foot in the opening round of his eventual loss to champion Leon Edwards in the primary occasion.
A two-time UFC title challenger, Thompson pointed to an error in technique as to why he misplaced to Rakhmonov and he vowed to point out enchancment in his subsequent look.
“I additionally recognize all of your help for the combat this previous Saturday,” Thompson mentioned. “Clearly, it didn’t go the way in which I wished it to go. That’s why you need to at all times observe the plan. I didn’t observe the plan so it’s my fault.
“Love you guys and I’ll be again stronger, higher than ever. I’ve bought some issues I’ve set to work on. Get this foot healed up and we’ll get after it once more.”
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