“I Meant to Say…” – Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson Comes Clean on Jorge Masvidal Title Shot Over Kamaru Usman Against Leon Edwards at UFC 286 Statement

UFC 286 in London is going to be a spectacle as the main event is likely to feature the welterweight championship. However, the contender is uncertain and there are fighters lining up to face Leon Edwards. Recently, Stephen Thompson gave major hints at how the welterweight championship scenario is going to look like. Moreover, ‘Wonderboy’ might be going back on his words and coming clean to the public in a recent tweet. He gave his next fight preference in his latest tweet and interview.

Stephen Thompson has recently won an entertaining fight against Kevin Holland. This makes the case for Thompson to fight a high-ranked fighter.

Stephen Thompson suggests who he should fight next

Thompson recently sent out a tweet, “My friends, my bad! I meant to say I wouldn’t be surprised if they made the Leon vs Masvidal fight  I have no idea what the UFC is planning to do. As of now it’s still Leon vs Usman.“

Thompson referred to his quotes in a previous interview which brought the audience’s attention. Wonderboy said, “Right now I’m on a six-month medical suspension because of my hand. But there’s a few names thrown at me, like Jorge Masvidal obviously, and Michel Pereira was also thrown at me. I am still going for the title. I know there’s going to be some heavy wrestlers. The guys ranked above me right now are just heavy wrestlers.”

This claim by Thompson is encouraging for Jorge Masvidal, as he could be facing Leon Edwards in the title match. But the fight is contingent on former champion Kamaru Usman‘s clearance.

Thompson would want to face a striker

Being one of the best strikers in the UFC, the fans would love to see ‘Wonderboy’ face another striker, like Jorge Masvidal. This match would see the BMF fight the NMF in the UFC.

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“But everyone wants to see me fight, a standup fight which I don’t mind at all. So any one of those guys would be awesome. Jorge Masvidal, Michel Pereira, you know, people are in talks of me fighting Leon Edwards. I know Kamaru Usman is having hand surgery.”

He then added, “I don’t know if I want to fight somebody in March and they are looking at Jorge Masvidal. You know he is a standup fighter which kinda inspires me a little bit because our division is heavy with wrestlers.”

“And Leon Edwards is a striker and he is changed and any one of those guys would be awesome.” ‘Wonderboy’ concluded.

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It is interesting how the welterweight division is shaping up and we haven’t even named some of the in-form fighters. Let us know what you think will happen.