Stephen Thompson opens up on talk of retirement - "When he says I'm done, I'm done"
Stephen Thompson weighed in on the subject of retirement from combat sports.
'Wonderboy' recently did an interview with CBS Sports. He touched upon various topics, including his upcoming fight and his motivations.
Speaking on the topic of retirement, Thompson said that as long as he feels healthy, he will continue with his career. The 39-year-old added that if his father Ray Thompson, who also happens to be his coach, asks him to hang up his gloves, he would oblige:
"As long as I'm feeling healthy and not taking too much punishment, I want to continue to do what I do. And I listen to my coach, my dad has been a part of my camp since day one and he probably knows me more than I know myself and me being a fighter, I wanna keep fighting and we'll ignore sometimes the fact that maybe we shouldn't. So, when he says I'm done, I'm done," said Stephen Thompson.
Watch the full Stephen Thompson interview with CBS Sports below:
Thompson has had a long and illustrious career as a combat sports athlete. In his early days as a fighter, 'Wonderboy' competed in more than 50 kickboxing fights and was never on the losing side.
The 39-year-old has also done well in mixed martial arts. Thompson has a professional MMA record of 16-6-1.
During his stint in the UFC, 'Wonderboy' has competed against several prominent fighters, including Tyron Woodley, Vicente Luque, Geoff Neal, Anthony Pettis, Darren Till, Belal Muhammad, Gilbert Burns, Johny Hendricks, Jorge Masvidal, Rory MacDonald, Jake Ellenberger and Robert Whittaker.
Stephen Thompson will compete on the UFC Orlando card
Stephen Thompson is set to take on Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando on December 3. The two fighters will headline the card in a welterweight showdown.
The event will also feature other exciting fighters, such as Tai Tuivasa, Bryan Barberena, Rafael dos Anjos, Clay Guida, Niko Price and Amanda Ribas.
Both Thompson and 'Big Mouth' will be coming off losses in this fight. 'Wonderboy' came up short in his last two encounters against Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad. 'Trailblazer', on the other hand, was dominated and submitted by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279.
On December 3, both fighters will be looking to turn things around with an impressive victory.