Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson | UFC Greatest Hits
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Жыл бұрынIn a career that has spanned more than a decade, welterweight Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson has made his mark in the Octagon delivering both performance bonus worthy finishes and memorable celebrations that have captivated fans! Thompson is set to face Kevin Holland next in the main event of UFC Orlando on Saturday.
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@tylerelefterion5606 Жыл бұрын
Not just one of the greatest strikers ever but probably the best celebration move in UFC history too
@iTSMANiACO Жыл бұрын
indeed, factual.
@ufc_fan Жыл бұрын
no doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@conorgilpin1128 Жыл бұрын
There's something crazy about Derrick lewis' weird tongue out thing
@thealarmclock9307 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it was slick
@tylerelefterion5606 Жыл бұрын
Spoilers for most recent fight. Ok but did you guys see Matheus Nicolau's celebration after the TKO? Samurai Execution.
@Laiynnalaiynna Жыл бұрын
This video could easily be 20 minutes longer, Wonderboy is such a talent!
@defaultbobby4287 Жыл бұрын
i’m actually kinda disappointed it’s not a 20 min video…
@joshuaadams250 Жыл бұрын
Til he has to wrestle lmao
@SparrowNiner Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaadams250 his wrestling is actually good,he stuffs a lot of TDs over his career he’s just not Belal or Gilbert good.
@joshuaadams250 Жыл бұрын
@@SparrowNiner thats why all wrestlers he faught he lost lol
@jmz2144 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaadams250 Johnny Hendricks?
@robkudla522 Жыл бұрын
Wonderboy is so accurate... holy damn. That delayed, blind head kick is crazy. You honestly don't see it until it's too late.
@malachirichtmyre4114 Жыл бұрын
it's called a question mark kick and its quite a remarkable move
@thiner6649 5 ай бұрын
How is he so efficient
@yaboisteve235 5 ай бұрын
@@thiner6649thousands upon thousands of hours of throwing the same strikes over and over. This level of talent is not easily achieved that's for sure.
@KrankyYankyee Жыл бұрын
He may not be the GOAT of MMA but he is the GOAT of excitement in the Octagon. Future HOF
@MisterRob07 Жыл бұрын
GOAT of class in MMA too.
@superkatarsis Жыл бұрын
He is the goat in my eyes. Striking wise very few comes near.
@thep4pgoat Жыл бұрын
Not of excitement lol. That would go to someone like Gaethje or Chandler. Or even Tony or Eddie Alvarez.
@312fit 10 ай бұрын
@@thep4pgoatThose are the Goats of CTE
@arnoldbeyel-0374 2 ай бұрын
9
@tweaker3484 Жыл бұрын
Truly beautiful striking! Wonderboy will be missed when he retires.
@nicktheniceguy2238 Жыл бұрын
Didn’t he sign a five fight contract?
@kylecasey7890 Жыл бұрын
@@scladoffle2472 they’ll let anyone go. The point of keeping a fighter under contract after they retire, is so that they can’t go fight for another promotion
@kevintucker3354 Жыл бұрын
At the young age of 60 at this rate!
@STiergoofball Жыл бұрын
He is such a nice guy You can't hate him
@loveganjaa 4 ай бұрын
He ain’t retiring anytime soon.
@TheMainlyScrolls Жыл бұрын
His stand up is phenomenal, such variety and skill in his technique he is honestly the real respectable goat
@TrueConsumption Жыл бұрын
While I love Stephen he is not a goat in MMa and while you could argue that in kickboxing it is another conversation. Even he himself agrees, that words thrown too loosely. Regardless I'm rooting for him tonight
@poatan6304 Жыл бұрын
GOAT? so is DC a joke to you?
@jonoc5 Жыл бұрын
@@poatan6304 what do you think respectable means?
@lucasbrown2656 Жыл бұрын
Not a ufc goat but definitely one of the kickboxing goats. Bro is like 59-0 in kickboxing matches
@fox5224 Жыл бұрын
@@jonoc5 DC is respectable
@XarkoCZ Жыл бұрын
Damn I didn't even know he KO'd Bobby. Really one of the best strikers.
@eetfuk3571 Жыл бұрын
at 170 where Robert was very young and can handle a lot of weight cut. I'm not saying it's an excuse, Wonderboy looks fantastic that night and we all know that Robert performs better at 185.
@clowndoglen Жыл бұрын
Man I didn't know either! Fucking love Wonderboy!
@briantriplett2455 Жыл бұрын
I knew it and watched it but for some reason that finish always slips my mind. It needs more respect.
@Bahamut3525 Жыл бұрын
@@eetfuk3571 That said, Robert looked good in that fight, and I mean physically. He looked filled and not drained. I think he just ended in wrong matchup with Wonderboy who is unorthodox striker.
@sergedaronat1531 Жыл бұрын
Wonderboy's fighting style is far more entertaining than Bobby's. Even if I respect absolutely Whittaker's accomplishments.
@mduduzinhlengethwa4976 Жыл бұрын
The most weirdest,unpredictable & intricate footwork in all of combat sport...He throws kicks from angles even experts wouldn't deem possible.. Truly once in A Generation Talent
@mmatakespodcast1idiot793 Жыл бұрын
Yea no
@jmz2144 Жыл бұрын
Kick boxers are built different
@theJoachimMurat Жыл бұрын
Not really. He has a Karate Stance, his kicks work around that stance set. Pretty standard..
@Fingeringmyboarddude Жыл бұрын
Dominick Cruz is punching air
@raimiralles Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha dude Wonderboy is great but this comment makes no sense
@jacobbruch3244 Жыл бұрын
That Whittaker KO is something to be proud of. I didn’t even realize he had that win on his record
@elijahbaines7101 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but keep in mind that whittaker had a glass chin at 170
@andrewally3570 Жыл бұрын
Me neither!!! Big surprise to me
@eetfuk3571 Жыл бұрын
@@elijahbaines7101 wasn't glass chin, not just enough experience on big fights against top level opponents. he was facing Wonderboy who's a very seasoned striker.
@flrn6233 Жыл бұрын
@@elijahbaines7101 Stop making excuses for whitaker's glass chin
@HellusRaizen Жыл бұрын
And they say Whittaker could take Alex😂😂😂
@dillydilly1359 Жыл бұрын
When wonder boys on he always looks unstoppable. Hands down one of the top 5 strikers of all time
@kevinbond3656 Жыл бұрын
*the best striker
@Tenchigumi Жыл бұрын
Arguably the best pure striker in UFC welterweight history.
@dumb_lifeexe2264 Жыл бұрын
@@Tenchigumi Arguably the best striker in UFC as of right now. He's simply just very unpredictable when it comes to strikes. It's unfortunate he was never a champion due to him constantly ignoring ground game
@darcycullenward7568 Жыл бұрын
Best striker by far.
@SpiritShinobi Жыл бұрын
Top5? Haha he''s without a doubt the best. It's either him or Adesanya
@mr.bullionnaire9748 Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite fighters 🥇🥊
@thehighcommunity247 Жыл бұрын
Lead leg side kick to the face of Johnny. So sick man.
@FlaminggMoe Жыл бұрын
And the one to the body to set it up. Imagine taking one of them to the gut every time you stepped in range
@bluecollar5839 Жыл бұрын
He must have thought someone in the audience threw a brick. 🤕
@Eringobragh2024 Жыл бұрын
Awesome. The one to the body was even more brutal too
@hadenbaillie1833 Жыл бұрын
That Hendricks fight he was so outclassed just a flawless performance from wonderboy
@robertreynolds930 Жыл бұрын
i think that was about the time usada took over, hendricks never looked the same
@hadenbaillie1833 Жыл бұрын
@@robertreynolds930 yeh u could see Hendricks was not the same,still tho..that front kick jab
@Richard_dicky_Johnson Жыл бұрын
Hendricks has no idea what to do in that fight.
@robertreynolds930 Жыл бұрын
@@hadenbaillie1833 he put a lot of people on notice, no one wanted to fight him after a couple tkos crazy thinking how long hes been fighting and still seems elite, hope he does well but holland is a problem!
@robertreynolds930 Жыл бұрын
@@Richard_dicky_Johnson i dont think anyone gave wonderboy the respect, probably thought they'd grapple or take him down🤣
@justarshad8354 Жыл бұрын
The only guy at Ufc who doesnt look his age.. From the time he made his debut, till now he looks 24.. Like he got younger and younger as time goes by.. Man definitely has a different blood-type DNA! And one of if not the best foot striker to ever brace the Octagon! Simply phenomenal moves!
@ARTUREDITZZZZSSAS Жыл бұрын
Just got into ufc and as soon a I saw his age I couldn’t believe it 😂😂
@SouthernHavoc 7 ай бұрын
@@ARTUREDITZZZZSSASBrother, the UFC is the name of the promotion. The sport is called MMA lol
@thomasthellamas9886 2 ай бұрын
@@SouthernHavocso he just got into the promotion. The grammar checks out
@matthewgeary1811 5 ай бұрын
Surgical accuracy with those kicks, its damn near a jab for him. So fast too. Karate is a very underrated art nowadays because of McDojos, and although it can't be used on its own in MMA, there is no doubt in my mind that an experienced karateka has a unique skillset as a fighter that not many others do
@samwheaton4088 4 ай бұрын
I mean there’s guys that have been enormously successfully with a karate base like Bas Rutten. Unfortunately where I live it’s the Muay Thai gyms that have a reputation of actually preparing you for physical altercations
@thezerowulf2046 Жыл бұрын
1:25 how did they not realize he was doing the Karate kid?
@Rednot_ 8 ай бұрын
You only get to this level when you train since you’re a kid, this guy is truly special, he literally uses all his resources, so freaking smart.
@GGSTINGER Жыл бұрын
I love Stephens style
@miketyson9809 Жыл бұрын
Same
@hakr1298 Жыл бұрын
His win over whittaker aged very well
@jonjetmore4018 Жыл бұрын
It did for sure but Whittaker at 170 just wasn't anywhere near the guy he is at 185.
@hakr1298 Жыл бұрын
@@jonjetmore4018 i know, but still being one of 2 people who finished whittaker via strikes, and the future champ sure would age well on anyone's record
@Bahamut3525 Жыл бұрын
It's not surprising considering there is no striker like Wonderboy at 185. He's very unorthodox and good. Only wrestlers pose a problem for him.
@espatecfuet7968 Жыл бұрын
and those losses against tyron woodley aged extremely bad xD
@wd1534 Жыл бұрын
@@espatecfuet7968 because woodley didn't have the courage to fight stand up like a man
@mowvu5380 6 ай бұрын
what a legend already. i wish he'd gotten hold of a belt. humble, helps the kids in his community and a gentleman out of the octagon
@brandonsantoso Жыл бұрын
His striking and defense, counters can be SO Beautiful.
@stephenstuckey Жыл бұрын
Lets Go Wonderboy🐸💨 One of theee greatest strikers to enter the octagon. Str8.
@parkourmaster4526 Жыл бұрын
Yes, we know that he is straight. He has a girlfriend.
@stephenstuckey Жыл бұрын
😆💯
@jptothetree Жыл бұрын
An absolute legend. Also I think the only man to walk out to a cage fight rocking Tenacious D 😅
@imightbebiased9311 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if we'll ever know what the secret of his power is.
@TheDeanGullberry Жыл бұрын
He gets a lot of points for that in my book. Love tenacious d
@kevintucker3354 Жыл бұрын
It’s the perfect song for him!
@lithiumkc8 5 ай бұрын
1:05 that’s the most beautiful and honest example of sportsmanship I’ve ever seen in the UFC. 💯 genuine Wonder boy is like… you good? Okay, I’m gonna light you up now!
@Diegoo98 Жыл бұрын
Wonderboy piecing up Bobby Knuckles is still wild asf!
@mandomarley3348 9 ай бұрын
That kick is a thing of beauty.
@sai-pq4rr Жыл бұрын
that kick over the shoulder is insane
@miketyson9809 Жыл бұрын
That Robert Whitaker win aged like fine wine
@ashash8026 Жыл бұрын
Robert was dying from that weight cut
@sethmichael8188 Жыл бұрын
@@ashleywhite7718 ufc because we can't see your face
@miketyson9809 Жыл бұрын
@Ashley White ufc obviously
@djtheory313 Жыл бұрын
@@ashash8026 yeah but WB would’ve did that to Robert at even 185
@Spam877 Жыл бұрын
@@ashash8026 excuses
@SkizVids Жыл бұрын
His fight against Luque is still my favourite, so clean with some of those kicks
@SKELLY-812 Ай бұрын
wonderboy is one of my fav fighters... i wish he had gotten more opportunities to fight for the belt.
@Invisibleplqnetsmusic Жыл бұрын
Gotta love Wonderboy. Wicked nice guy. Extremely talented.
@tompeckett541 Жыл бұрын
1:23 "Well, wonderboy is limping or just, doing something" 😂
@7empestTv 8 ай бұрын
“Wonderboy is limping!, or just doing something” -Jon Anik 😂😂
@clinteastwood4704 4 ай бұрын
ONE OF THE GREATEST Fighters that the UFC Octagon has EVER SEEN, PERIOD!!!!!! Just seriously, NOBODY like W.B.!!!!!!
@alanlynchireland1590 8 ай бұрын
Pure class and a nice solid person
@andycory908 Жыл бұрын
Iv always loved this kids style of fighting. He's a special athlete show casing some great feet
@Etoka Жыл бұрын
🤨 wym by that
@NothingAfter Жыл бұрын
Hol' up Kid 🤨 Showcasing great feet 🤨
@AM-uc4yd 9 ай бұрын
pay the man for UFC 291
@sergedaronat1531 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful and classy fighter. One of my favourite.
@bradleyralph6871 Жыл бұрын
He’s the best! Prayers for him always!
@P90XGetRipped 9 ай бұрын
Wonderboy is a true martial artist. His striking is so technical and precise
@WWIIKittyhawk Жыл бұрын
I hope he becomes champ one day
@crusty6148 Жыл бұрын
Way past his prime, unfortunately not gonna happen.
@lilhuna6276 Жыл бұрын
@@crusty6148 I don’t know glover got it done if he gets only strikers and the fights Leon I think he could
@hflo. Жыл бұрын
Yeah I like Thompson but he’s 40 now bro
@crusty6148 Жыл бұрын
@@lilhuna6276 Very good point. Anything can happen in MMA
@verbaldavenci1 Жыл бұрын
Nope... at least not in the UFC
@abassett22 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit! I never saw the Whitaker fight. Let's see wonderbiy vs Izzy!
@jansendawe9212 Жыл бұрын
Would be amazing man! Or wonderboy vs Alex P
@eetfuk3571 Жыл бұрын
@@jansendawe9212 lmao no. Alex walks around 230 and Wonderboy walks around 178 - 184 lbs. it was like 3 weight class difference.
@jrowlandj 12 күн бұрын
One of the nicest dudes to ever knock people stiff.
@mduduzinhlengethwa4976 Жыл бұрын
His style is like a rookie taking to chess...he's unpredictable,kicks 4rm everywhere,impossible angles & sick leg dexterity
@ivanolmedo.1 Жыл бұрын
This dude its a hero from some anime shit. Just amazing fight style
@noetic8 Жыл бұрын
Wonderboy Thompson is one of many UFC fighters that has shown time again that karate can be applicable if you know how to use it correctly
@reubenmanners5209 Жыл бұрын
That first knockout like damn that’s how we starting the video?😂 and the flip too was dope
@KubaNiko 4 ай бұрын
His technique is just pure art. Inspirational. Real karate
@robertg305 Жыл бұрын
That victory celebration is epic
@rodneywoolcock7453 2 ай бұрын
He is easily one of the best to compete, and such a great man. Respect.
@matthewdaub 9 ай бұрын
I love the fact he walks out to tenacious D wonderboy. That is incredible
@stevecormier1514 4 ай бұрын
His style and form is perfection. So good
@mduduzinhlengethwa4976 Жыл бұрын
And he knocked out a prime(even tho welterweight) Bobby Knuckles...one of thee most defensively sound MMA future legends
@barbarapaparella1833 Жыл бұрын
Prime. Lol. Is was 8 years ago and Whittaker was at welterweight. Definitely far from his prime.
@Dare-Knight Жыл бұрын
@@barbarapaparella1833 So? How many people knocked out Robert? Lol. Robert is the same fighter, it is just that the 185 division has no real strikers ,lol
@barbarapaparella1833 Жыл бұрын
@@Dare-Knight lol. I think just Izzy knocked him out at MW. Same fighter. He fought Muderers row . Beat Yowl twice, Souza, Brunson, Till, Vitoria, Kelvin, and more I'm missing. Second Izzy fight was very close as well.
@ujsimrananees Жыл бұрын
An artist. My man!
@TheJontydavid Жыл бұрын
He will be my all time favorite.
@adriandiaz2021 Жыл бұрын
1:07 wonderboy thought he hit him in the Crown Jewels. Henderson: I’m fine Wonderboy: oh okay good *SPINNING BACK KICK TO THE FUCKING CHEST
@sadflute8639 Ай бұрын
Wonder boy is the definition of class . Honest and humble all at the same time there's never going to be a better show of class when he retires
@markonastov8918 Жыл бұрын
The true people’s champion.
@papillonvu Жыл бұрын
A Wonderboy Greatest Hits video that’s only 5 minutes long?? Yah, I’ll be looking forward to Part II soon!!
@sachads5322 7 ай бұрын
Love this guy.
@realdeal444 8 ай бұрын
Pay Wonderboy!
@dano1307 Жыл бұрын
That round house kick to Dan Stitchen was insane. No way he could have seen that kick coming.
@benhayfield6182 Жыл бұрын
For me, the cleanest, most technical ko in UFC history
@seibrav Жыл бұрын
Great leverage. Awesome kicks.
@austinpeterson1310 Жыл бұрын
Would love to see him vs Izzy, would be art
@billgalyean9140 10 ай бұрын
A true martial artist. Straight up Karate. Love it !
@solarisaint1 7 ай бұрын
Wonder Boy is one martial artist we all had fixed in mind as kids , what it would be like to be a black belt .
@Chris-vt6nl Жыл бұрын
I too was born on 11 February like Stephen wonderboy thompson! He has fought killers throughout his career that makes him so special
@dixonbeejay Жыл бұрын
The Man♥️🙏
@bigvsouthphilly2156 Жыл бұрын
His kickboxing record is insane wow but wonderboy is a rare kinda dude he genuinely looks 24 years old he has plenty of fights left in him
@imimpo9316 9 күн бұрын
The only fighter I enjoy watching, honestly
@demon4874 Жыл бұрын
Love to see ufc showing wb respect man
@groovyxhriss8047 Жыл бұрын
Actually never knew Wonderboy finished Bobby knuckles! Wow
@adz4549 Жыл бұрын
Some of these strikes, pure genius
@brettking6355 Жыл бұрын
Wee need more of Wonderboy.
@XchemicleX 6 ай бұрын
That knockout was something else
@eamonshields2754 Жыл бұрын
Incredible Striking
@_m3kh170 4 ай бұрын
Remember hes forty and he still moving like hes in his twenties 💯💯💯💪💪💪
@couldntthinkofaname3411 Жыл бұрын
Watching wonderboy strike is so satisfying absolutely beautiful striking
@goata8 Жыл бұрын
Loved watching him destroy post-juice Hendricks
@AUSHARDSTYLE Жыл бұрын
Wow how did Mario Yamasaki let that go rob was clearly getting to his feet like a warrior 😂
@rommelalonzo9766 Жыл бұрын
really love to play this guy...
@STRmw2 Жыл бұрын
easily in my top 5 favourite fighters
@Sanfaso Жыл бұрын
The commentary team not catching the Karate Kid crane kick against Hendrix still hurts my soul.
@JasonMasterPlumber Жыл бұрын
Favorite fighter
@nachnamevorname3431 5 ай бұрын
Probably the most confident fighter i ever saw
@johnsaintilma8422 9 ай бұрын
1:09 the faint, switch to southpaw and kick was just such a beautful sequence. Opponent mustve been terrified
@neils2357 9 ай бұрын
Legend!
@ThinkSoberly 7 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for him to be Champ!
@TheSQneK Жыл бұрын
2:50 the best KO !! So nice technic and good power in this young men 🔥🔥 POLAND POWER !
@nicolasaraya777 2 ай бұрын
Fantastic
@kevintucker3354 Жыл бұрын
I only wish he came to the UFC in his early 30s instead of later! He was a multiple champion in kickboxing and came to MMA kind of late but still in his young 40s is a wonder to behold!
@hawj9107 Жыл бұрын
Only If he has good ground game, imagine what a beast this guy will be. Already dangerous enough standing up.
@thewhitegirlslayer1 4 ай бұрын
I love his celebration move
@Besteveruk Жыл бұрын
Legend of
@beetea2886 8 ай бұрын
I love his corkscrew flips are really effortless, low and has a superhero landing 😂
@hankgoldenshaft 9 ай бұрын
He’s a nice polite man who will fuck you up
@jamesvaughn4126 9 ай бұрын
Awesome video
@treyork1684 Ай бұрын
Bro is a whole Tekken character with the stance switch up
@king--kang. 4 ай бұрын
I'm fascinated by this man's striking
@willieraye Жыл бұрын
wowza
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