Stephen Thompson holds no ill will towards Anthony Pettis despite being brutally KO’d by the former WEC and UFC lightweight champion at UFC on ESPN+ 6.
In fact, speaking to Submission Radio in a recent interview, ‘Wonderboy’ admitted that he’s one of ‘Showtime’s’ biggest fans and explained why he’s picking the Roufusport product to beat Nate Diaz at UFC 241.
“Yeah man, I think that’s a very interesting fight,” Thompson said, per The Body Lock’s Abhinav Kini. “You got an explosive guy versus kind of like a marathon guy. Nate Diaz being the marathoner and Anthony Pettis being the more explosive guy, the sprinter.