Stephen Thompson Informs The UFC That He Will Not Accept An Offer To Fight Shavkat Rakhmonov | Social Media Roundup
An exciting welterweight bout was rumoured to be taking place later this year between Stephen Thompson and Shavkat Rakhmonov. However that will not be happening now as Thompson has declined the offer to fight Rakhmonov — this and much more in Thursday’s social media roundup.
Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson informs the UFC that he will not be taking a fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov
Rumors circulated earlier this week of a potential UFC welterweight bout which could take place later this year between UFC veteran Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and one of the UFC’s biggest prospects Shavkat Rakhmonov.
When rumors were going around about this fight being close to completion, MMA fans seemed to have split opinions on the bout. Some fans thought that it was a great test and a solid next step for Rakhmonov and some fans thought that is was harsh to throw Thompson in there against a fighter as dominant and hungry as Rakhmonov.
Thompson is a fighter who has never shied away from tough fights but as he seems to be edging towards the end of his career, you would’ve thought that the UFC would give him some kinder bouts even though he still has a good ranking in the UFC’s most stacked division.
It was revealed today that Thompson will in fact be declining the offer to fight Rakhmonov. In an interview with Cole Shelton, ‘Wonderboy’ revealed the reasons as to why he is not willing to fight Rakhmonov at this time.
I caught up with Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) today who made it clear he’s not interested in fighting Shavkat Rakhmonov next and explained why that is the case. He also has told the #UFC he won’t be taking the fight. https://t.co/u7ou7JRJSr
— Cole Shelton (@ColeShelton91) August 25, 2022
What are your opinions on Thompson choosing to decline the fight against Rakhmonov?
On this day in 2007…
On this day in 2007, the great Georges St-Pierre successfully rebounded from his knockout loss to Matt Serra when he gets a decision win over Josh Koscheck.
Aug25.2007
Georges St-Pierre rebounds from his knockout loss to Matt Serra,
by defeating Josh Koscheck at UFC 74 pic.twitter.com/06SGorbZ9U
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) August 25, 2022
New and updated UFC pound-for-pound rankings revealed
The new and updated UFC P4P rankings have been released.
Alexander Volkanovski is the new #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC based on the updated rankings.
Usman falls to #4 behind Volkanovski, Adesanya and Oliveira. pic.twitter.com/X3sBsLgtPu
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) August 23, 2022
There is a lot of movement in the rankings this week following Kamaru Usman’s KO loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 278 as Alexander Volkanovski takes his place at #1.
Dana White confirms that Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 3 will be held in England.
After this week’s episode of Dana White’s Contender Series, White confirmed that the trilogy between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman will be held in England and in prime European time.
‘We would hold it prime time in the UK’ —@danawhite says that Edwards — Usman III will be held in England —
Multiple venues being look at –️ pic.twitter.com/Uqnq2U49cR
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) August 24, 2022
KSI faces off with his two opponents who he will fight this weekend
This weekend YouTube star KSI will fight two opponents on the same night.
He Will face rapper Swarmz and a Mexican professional boxer.
Check out the face-offs below.
KSI facing off with both of his opponents at once ahead of his two fights on Saturday night…
[– @DAZNBoxing] pic.twitter.com/rUAiNVbhTY— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 25, 2022
Exciting welterweight fight set for September 10
An exciting welterweight matchup between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez is scheduled to go down on September 10.
Kevin Holland will fight Daniel Rodriguez at #UFC279 on September 10th. (per @Trailblaze2top) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN pic.twitter.com/fUr1SHwKnm
— Marcel Dorff ——– (@BigMarcel24) August 24, 2022
Dana White reveals that Colby Covington is ready to fight again
The last time we saw Colby Covington inside the UFC Octagon was in March when he defeated Jorge Masvidal.
The UFC president Dana White confirmed this week that Covington is ready to fight again following his legal case with Masvidal.
Colby Covington “wants to fight, is ready to fight and we’re making plans for him here soon,” says Dana White.#DWCS Full interview: https://t.co/9YJuaER0t2 pic.twitter.com/tFKmVbdZcJ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) August 24, 2022
Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson face off ahead of their fight this weekend
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will face Adriano Moraes this weekend in ONE.
Check out this video of the face off between the two ahead of this weekend.
Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson size each other up for the first time before they meet again Friday. —
Who ya got in this rematch? #ONEonPrimeVideo1 — https://t.co/F8V1mqrNHY pic.twitter.com/CrzxvTWfiG
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) August 25, 2022
