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“He’s Definitely Not Good At Trash Talking”- Stephen Thompson on Colby Covington

Published 04/03/2020, 9:37 AM EDT

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Stephen Thompson is as eager as we are for the UFC to return to a normal schedule. He has scoped out his next opponents, setting his targets on Colby Covington and Leon Edwards.

Stephen Thompson is a welterweight fighter, currently ranking no. 5 in the UFC roster. Thompson is currently looking for an opponent that will help bump him up on the rank charts. In his last fight, he defeated Vicente Luque via a unanimous decision. The match got him back on track after 2 consecutive losses to Darren Till and Anthony Pettis.

Further, the win put Thompson back on track, and he’s up and running again. Stephen Thompson is gunning for two fighters in particular. First, Colby Covington and next, Leon Edwards. He is clear that he wants to fight either one of these two fighters. But who will it be?

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Stephen Thompson on Colby Covington

In conversation about his next opponent, he spoke about Colby Covington saying, “Colby Covington, for sure. I want to know what he has to say. He’s definitely not good at (trash talking), I’ll probably end up laughing at it.” He continued, “When you fight Colby Covington, you know what he’s going to do. He’s not going to fight me the same way he fights Usman. He’s going to shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot. It may be a boring fight, but it may be a good fight, I think.”

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Thompson is clear that though the fight may not pack a lot of hard-hitting and speed shots, it will still be a great contest to watch.

Stephen Thompson on Leon Edwards

When speaking about Edwards, he said, “Leon Edwards would be a good one. He’s got great striking, man, and he’s becoming a better MMA fighter every time I watch him fight. At first, it was just the striking. Now he’s implementing the wrestling. When he fought Vicente Luque, the guy I just fought, he was taking him down left and right. He did the same thing to (Rafael dos Anjos) too, was taking him down and controlling him down. Man, this guy’s putting in some work, man, his wrestling’s getting a lot better, which makes him a very difficult opponent to prepare for.” 

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Leon Edwards vs Stephen Thompson will undoubtedly be a great fight to watch. Which among the mentioned fights would you like to see?

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