The UFC Fight Night at Orlando came with a much-awaited victory for Stephen Thompson. The crowd at Amway Center, Orlando, burst out into cheers during his post-fight interview. Alike many other MMA fans, ‘Wonderboy’s’ victory was also celebrated by his noted actor-friend, Jack Black. Thompson and Black ended up being friends after the UFC 264 in July 2021. Black, a seasoned musician, was instantly attracted to Thompson after witnessing him walk out to ‘Wonderboy’, a song by his band, ‘Tenacious D’.

Black displayed immense pleasure after his friend’s win. He had taught ‘Wonderboy’ about a weapon that could have come in handy during his fight.

Jack Black instructed Stephen Thompson about pulling off the Kick of Destiny

Black’s secret weapon was called the ‘Kick of Destiny’. He also appeared in a comedy video with Thompson, where he taught him the fundamentals to executing the ‘Kick of Destiny’. So it seems like this secret weapon helped the fighter win.

The ‘King Kong 2 actor’ stated, “So, Wonderboy, what you wanna do is you wanna snap f***ing high. But you never take your eyes off target. Locked on, target,” and demonstrated the ‘Kick of Destiny’.

‘Wonderboy’ got the technique right as he too performed a ‘Kick of Destiny’ right after Black. But he pulled his hamstring in the process. Black prompted his camera to ‘cut’ the video thereafter.

Jack Black screamed out after Stephen Thompson clinched victory

Black watched the fight from his own place and also recorded his friend ‘Wonderboy’s’ post-fight interview. The video was then shared by the UFC’s official Twitter handle. They captioned it, “Watch @JackBlack celebrate his friend @WonderboyMMA‘s victory at #UFCOrlando.”

Black exclaimed, “Yes, yes” along with a laugh as Bruce Buffer went on to declare ‘Wonderboy’ as the victor of his bout against his opponent, Kevin Holland.

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Black also included the post-fight interview of his friend in his video.

Daniel Cormier conducted the post-fight interview where he asked Wonderboy, “Was it everything you expected going into the fight with Kevin Holland?

Thompson replied, “100% man, the guy has gotta reach for days. I knew it was gonna be hard to get on the inside. So, I would use my timing, my distance management to get on the inside and of course good timing”.

The 39-year-old ended his interview, saying, “I still feel like I’m 25. I’m still here for the long high and I still got it.”

Black ended his video, implying that his friend followed his instructions. After his cheers and screams, he said with a comic mood, “Yeah. Still got it. He used the technique, kept his eye on target, snapped that kick. Wooo”.

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It was a massively important win for ‘Wonderboy’ who was coming after two straight losses at the hands of Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad.

Do you think it was Jack Black’s mantra that helped ‘Wonderboy’ to clinch victory over Holland?