MMA Fighting · Jan 22, 2017
Stephen Thompson explains how he got through bad fourth round with Tyron Woodley
LOS ANGELES -- Stephen Thompson found himself in as deep trouble as you’ll ever see a fighter get without being finished in the fourth round of his memorable UFC 205 fight with Tyron Woodley.
In that round at Madison Square Garden, Woodley, the UFC welterweight champion, twice dropped Thompson with hellacious right hands. Later in the round, Woodley got Thompson into a tight guillotine choke.
It looked like the end was near for Thompson. Instead, not only did he improbably get out of the choke, but he managed to regain his composure and win the fifth round.
That second wind enabled Thompson to gain a majority draw with the champion, which leads to their rematch at UFC 209 in Las Vegas.