Wonderboy outpoints MacDonald Welterweight contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson put on a calm, controlled performance to outscore former title challenger Rory MacDonald on all three scorecards after their five-round main event bout. Title belt baby! @WonderboyMMA wants a shot at the Gold after decision victory over @rory_macdonald. #UFCOttawa https://t.co/8sxhArrlGq — #UFC204 (@btsportufc) June 19, 2016 Cowboy […]
ANOTHER great night of fights concluded early on Sunday morning with rising welterweight star Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson now away and clear as the number-one contender in the UFC’s 170lb division. Thompson outpointed Canadian fan favourite Rory MacDonald in the night’s main event to take the spoils and potentially book himself into a title shot later […]
STEPHEN ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson produced a nerveless performance in Ottawa to propel himself into the top contender spot in the UFC’s welterweight division. Thompson outpointed former title challenger Rory MacDonald over five rounds to earn scores of 50-45, 50-45 and 48-47 on the judges’ scorecards for a clear unanimous decision victory, and the right to call […]
PRIDE of Scotland Joanne Calderwood delivered a performance to remember in Ottawa to get her UFC career right back on track. Only last November Calderwood’s opponent Valerie Letourneau went the distance with dominant strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk – and wasn’t once knocked off her feet by the powerful Pole. But against Calderwood she was hurt, […]
JOANNE Calderwood’s UFC career has been a story of ups and downs, but the Scottish strawweight is hoping to usher in a new era of success, starting this weekend at UFC Fight Night in Ottawa, Canada. And SunSport grabbed 10 minutes with ‘Jojo’ for a quickfire Q&A ahead of her bout with Canada’s former world title […]