Stephen Thompson Issued Inspirational Statement After UFC 264 Loss
UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson has promised to make a strong comeback following his loss to Gilbert Burns.
Thompson’s title ambitions suffered a huge setback Saturday after his disappointing result in the co-main event of UFC 264 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three-round slugfest saw “Wonderboy” unanimously outpointed 29-28 on the judges’ scorecard, ending his two-fight win-streak.
Despite having one of the best takedown defenses in the division, Thompson couldn’t prevent Burns from bringing the fight to the ground. The Brazilian landed takedowns in each round, before dominating from top position.
The highlight of the fight was probably the wild exchange at the end of round one. The duo ferociously punched each other in the face whilst resting against the cage – recalling images of the iconic fight between Don Frye and Yoshihiro Takayama at Pride FC.
Last Man standing: IWGP Heavyweight Championship By Metmchef on May 10, 2021, 1:53pm EDT 123
For the first time we are going Non-WWE and we are head to land of the rising sun to feature the former top championship in NJPW.
As a added bonus the list will include The current top champion Will Ospreay, The original IWGP champion Hulk Hogan, The man who beat Brock lesnar for his version of the belt Kurt Angle, and Wild card entry Former IWGP tag team champion Bam Bam Bigelow.
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All champions and wild card start at 5 point, when the reach or drop below 0 the are eliminated.
History of the IWGP Heavyweight Title Belt By Jim Rohan on Apr 2, 2021, 6:15pm EDT 6
New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt was universally beloved and very quickly missed, when the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship belt was recently revealed. The reaction to the new title belt, uncovered on the final show before Sakura Genesis, was mixed at best. Change can be tough – perhaps a look back at the changes over the years will allow for some comforting perspective, or maybe it will just remind you of the lineage being set aside. Either way, it is a storied history worth exploring.