Ian Garry proved that he is a star in the making. The surging Irish fighter grabbed the attention of the fight fans by securing a glorious victory against Neil Magny at UFC 292. After dominating the experienced fighter, ‘The Future’ secured a unanimous decision victory against Magny after the three-round bout. Soon after his magnificent victory, Dana White dialed Stephen Thompson to offer him a fight against the 25-year-old.

Last month, ‘Wonderboy’ made headlines after he withdrew from the bout against Michel Pereira. Thompson and Pereira were set to lock horns against each other at UFC 291. However, things took an unexpected turn during the weigh-in. Pereira missed weight, and Thompson decided to withdraw from the bout as he believed that it was the duty of a fighter to make weight. Soon after the bout was scrapped, White offered him yet another interesting opponent. Let’s dive deeper to find out about Thompson’s response to the offer.

Dana White approached Stephen Thompson

The UFC president revealed that he wanted Garry to fight Thompson. However, the 40-year-old was not ready to fight against the surging Irish fighter. During the post-fight press conference of UFC 292, White said, “Wonderboy turned the fight down tonight… Listen, we make fights man. That’s what we do.” The UFC boss revealed that he contacted ‘Wonderboy’ soon after Garry’s victory. However, he received a disappointing response from the other end.

 Even though Thompson turned down the bout against Garry, White has everything planned for his next fight. The UFC boss revealed that the date and venue of Garry’s next fight are already decided. He hinted that it wouldn’t be against the top welterweight fighter. Also, the 54-year-old confirmed that Garry’s next outing won’t be in his country, Ireland; instead, it will take place in Madison Square Garden. On the other hand, White has nothing else to offer Thompson, who didn’t even receive his purse for UFC 291.

White didn’t pay ‘Wonderboy’

Stephen Thompson did all that he could to make the bout between him and Pereira possible. He even made weight and successfully completed the weigh-in. However, Pereira missed the weight by three pounds. This provoked ‘Wonderboy’ to withdraw from the bout. During that time, the UFC boss was on vacation in Italy, and he hoped that the UFC would pay him once White was back.

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Later, Dana White made it clear that they wouldn’t pay him for UFC 292 as he had canceled the bout at the last moment. This resulted in Thompson losing faith in the UFC. He strongly believed that he would get paid for all his efforts in the bout. The tensions that went on between him and White also made many believe that the boss was being unfair to Thompson. Do you think that Thompson will come back to the UFC with another great fight? Let us know in the comments below.

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