Why Stephen Thompson Refused to Fight

Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson tells why he refused to fight Michel Pereira at UFC 291.

[roxetteannclavano]

And lower ranked opponent not even making weight for a top ranked fighter, what a disgrace.

[fightinglight-gamingandm]

Wonder boy said “no more mister nice guy” 😂

[danseth]

Don't accept last minute catch-weight fights.. I've been a huge Wonderboy fan for over a decade and I love how he's making a statement by denying cheating ass Michelle and the ufc, who strong-arm fighter's to fight weight bullies. Bravo Stephen

[icyedits]

Can't spell Wonderboy without a W

[dhruvsaini]

You know shits bad when wonderboy gets angry about something

[thomas_walker]

he's right and the ufc should be paying him his show money

[ImOldGreggg]

Wonderboy is 110% correct. He's such a big name, and doesn't have too many fights left in him. Why would you fight a man who didn't have to drain their soul like you did? It's not an even fight without the weight cut.

[guidos]

100% agree. Some people will take advantage of this and go to a fight heavier than they were suppossed to be just to have an advantage over the opponent. If you agreed to fight at a certain weight and you show up heavier and the other person made weight, the one who made weight decides to fight or not, but he should not, because some people will do it purposely

[erikvaldes]

Shoutout to Thompson for refusing to fight. If it starts hurting Dana’s pockets itll change

[primaaugusta]

This is the most aggressive version of wonderboy I've ever seen 😂😂

[samholder]

respect. it's super disrespectful and a clear tactic

[slappmunkey]

Should have had Houston Jones as the replacement

[josieandy]

I'm so upset that I lived in SC for three years and didn't know about WB until I moved away. I would've loved go to his gym to train and meet him sometime.

[MrNagasakii]

Bro your edits are hilarious 💀 keep it up man

[Sergio-esrv]

The quick bad to the bone in the middle cracked me tf up 😅

[christophermiles]

Dude didn’t get off the cycle fast enough

[Daytonian]

Man… one of the most Noble fighters in this generation.. Dana doing him wrong, he’s brought so much life to his division in every fight

Salute to your service Sensei Thompson🫡💎

[fergalosanchez]

People were pissed at the time because they really wanted to see Wonderboy fight but he 100% did the right thing

[rookiefloridasportsman]

Wonderboy protecting the sport and his future what a lad.

[itssanti]

That Nates slapping Dana on the edit was so satisfying to watch