Stephen Thompson and Vicente Luque showed that there were welterweights other than Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz worth watching at UFC 244.
Thompson and Luque garnered “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their featured 170-pound clash at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. While Luque started well, utilizing consistent forward movement to pressure his adversary, it was “Wonderboy” who took control over the final 10 minutes with a versatile and precise offensive arsenal to capture a unanimous verdict.
Elsewhere, Kevin Lee received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for a spectacular first-round knockout of Gregor Gillespie in a featured lightweight tilt.