Stephen Thompson Father, Mother, & Siblings ”“ All About the UFC Star’s Family and Their MMA History

Welterweight stalwart Stephen Thompson is back in action this weekend against the up-and-coming Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307. Having a loss in his last outing, the 41-year-old Thompson would look to silence his critics and inch closer to title contention. Being a popular 12-year veteran in Dana White‘s promotion, fans pretty much everything about Thompson’s fighting career, but very few have the knowledge about the personal side of things.

There’s no doubt that despite not being a UFC champion in his run so far, he boasts a pretty stellar MMA record of 17 wins and 7 losses. However, Stephen Thompson is not a first-generation martial artist. He inherited the love for it from his father, Ray Thompson.

Who is Ray Thompson, Stephen Thompson’s father?

Stephen Thompson has been training extensively throughout his career with trainer Carlos Machado and his father, Ray Thompson. ‘Wonderboy’ has been training with his father since he was 3 years old. It was his father who got him interested in kickboxing and karate and helped him become the fighter he is today. However, many people do not know that ‘Wonderboy’s father Ray Thompson is a former professional kickboxer himself. Ray Thompson also owns Upstate Karate, a karate school in Simpsonville, South Carolina.

A legend in kickboxing, many often consider Stephen Thompson’s father to be one of the best kickboxers ever. Ray Thompson was the first and only winner of the ‘Toughest Man in South Carolina’ contest in 1980. Thompson was also a regular member of the US kickboxing team and took part in fights all around the world.

‘Wonderboy’s father had a great fan following in France and was known as the ‘Master of Disaster’ by the French. Along with being a great fighter, Thompson was always great at helping others. Therefore, he eventually became a coach and trained many fighters like Gary Landreth and Rebecca Preacher. Now, let’s lean over to learn a few facts about Thompson’s mother.

All we know about Stephen Thompson’s mother and siblings

As popular as Stephen Thompson’s father is in the world of martial arts, there is very little to no information about his mother. Nevertheless, he has shared quite a few snaps with her on social media. Meanwhile, ‘Wonderboy’ has one brother, Tony, who happens to be the husband to fellow UFC star and former champion Chris Weidman‘s sister, which means that Thompson and ‘The All-American’ are related.

Besides his brother, Stephen Thompson has another brother, Evan, but we don’t have much information on him. But at last, he has the UFC veteran has a sister named Lindsay, who’s married to his trainer Carlos Machado. ‘Wonderboy’ sure has quite a big family.

With UFC 307 in sight, there’s no doubt that Stephen Thompson’s family will have his back to win against a game Joaquin Buckley. Meanwhile, give us your take on the fight and how you think it’s going to go.