Fights on Tap: Stephen Thompson vs. Belal Muhammad among 22 UFC fights announced

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Stephen Thompson during his fight with Gilbert Burns at UFC 264.Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.

The UFC had a few changes to its schedule for the final events of the year. The promotion either announced or finalized 22 new fights this week, and an important welterweight clash between No. 5 and No. 9 in the division has been finalized.

Stephen Thompson and Belal Muhammad were added to UFC Vegas 45 currently scheduled for Dec. 18 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Thompson recently saw a two-fight win streak snapped by Gilbert Burns this past July at UFC 264, where ‘Wonderboy’ was defeated by…