Thompson beats Holland in TKO victory

The Wonderboy had lost his last two fights

By Web Desk
December 04, 2022
Kevin Holland's (L) corner called time-out due to a hand injury in the fourth round — Twitter/Against the Fence

Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson beat Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night in Orlando, Florida.

After losing his last two fights, the 39-year-old two-time title challenger came back with a convincing TKO victory.

In the fourth round, Holland's corner called timeout due to a hand injury.

However, by that point, Thompson had begun to chastise the 30-year-old severely.

In the opening round of the welterweight main event, aggressive starter Holland dropped fellow American Thompson.

Holland took a lot of punishment before his team was able to end the match, but Thompson eventually started to take control after some frenzied exchanges.

"I think I hurt him in the first round and after that, it was hurting," Holland said.

"My last two performances, I lost to grapplers," said Thompson, who praised "tough as nails" Holland.

"I wanted to show to the UFC and the fans that Wonderboy is still here. I feel like I'm 25. I'm still here for the long haul and I've still got it."

Earlier, Brazilian Matheus Nicolau upset American Matt Schnell with a second-round knockout, former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos of Brazil submitted American Bryan Barberena, and Russian Sergei Pavlovich quickly dispatched Australian Tai Tuivasa.

Before Derek Brunson withdrew due to an injury last month, Jack Hermansson of Sweden was scheduled to compete in the co-main event. Roman Dolidze of Georgia defeated him through a second-round TKO.

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