Stephen Thompson will look to make it two in a row.
Based on MMA Sucka, Thompson is ready to tackle Michel Pereira at UFC 289 on June 10. The occasion will probably happen in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with the principle occasion of the cardboard not being introduced. That is additionally a battle each males have known as for as earlier than Thompson’s final scrap at UFC Orlando, he talked about Pereira as a potential subsequent opponent for him. The principle occasion of the cardboard has additionally not been introduced.
Stephen Thompson (17-6-1) snapped his two-fight dropping skid final day out as he scored a fourth-round stoppage over Kevin Holland as Holland’s nook stopped the battle earlier than the fifth spherical as Holland had broke his hand. But, Thompson was successful the scrap earlier than the stoppage and was properly on his solution to successful.
Thompson is at present ranked seventh at welterweight and earlier than the win over Holland, he suffered back-to-back determination losses to Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns. The losses occurred after he had picked up determination victories over Geoff Neal and Vicente Luque. In his profession, the two-time welterweight title challenger holds notable wins over Jorge Masvidal, Rory MacDonald, and Robert Whittaker amongst others.
Michel Pereira (28-11 and two No Contests) is driving a five-fight win streak and is coming off the most important win of his profession as he beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by cut up determination again in Might of 2022. To kick off his UFC tenure, Pereira knocked out Danny Roberts earlier than being upset by Tristan Connelly after which suffered a DQ loss to Diego Sanchez. Since dropping two in a row, he picked up 5 in a row and likewise beat the likes of Khaos Williams and Niko Worth on the win streak. The Brazilian can be ranked fifteenth at welterweight.
With the addition of Thompson vs. Pereira, UFC 289 is as follows:
Cole Shelton covers MMA for BJPenn.com, MMANews, and MyMMANews.com whereas additionally being the lead MMA odds author for Sports activities Betting Dime
