{"id":185632,"date":"2016-02-10T01:01:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T09:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=185632"},"modified":"2016-02-10T01:01:05","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T09:01:05","slug":"stephen-wonderboy-thompson-explains-lot-fighters-dont-chins-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-wonderboy-thompson-explains-lot-fighters-dont-chins-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson explains why a lot of fighters ‘don\u2019t have any chins anymore’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson made a big statement<\/a> against former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks at UFC Fight Night 82<\/a>. It took Thompson less than one round to put the former champion out with a highlight reel combination of strikes that surely had the entire welterweight division on watch.<\/p>\n

“Wonderboy” spoke on the Sherdog Radio Network\u2019s \u201cBeatdown<\/a>\u201d show recently about his game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to have my head and my mind sharp after my fighting career. To go out there and bang with somebody like that is just too much of a risk. That\u2019s just not my style. That\u2019s not what I like to do. I love the point game and being able to hit you without getting hit back. Just to see you break from that and frustrate you, that\u2019s my game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson added that with his fighting style and training, it has preserved his mind and body, which has only made him better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna do [MMA] as long as my body\u2019s gonna let me. I\u2019ve had a few knee surgeries, but my knees are feeling great and each camp I\u2019m getting better and better. I\u2019m just improving,\u201d he said. \u201cAs of right now, it\u2019s feeling great. I don\u2019t feel 33; I feel like I\u2019m 21. I think it\u2019s just a mindset, to be honest with you. I train smart. I\u2019ve got good guys to spar with, guys that are gonna push you but are also not going to try something stupid out there to injure you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding how some MMA gyms go day-to-day with heavy sparring, Thompson said that is part of the reason many fighters decline so quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a lot of these gyms where they go out there and try to beat the crap out of each other. I\u2019ve been to some gyms where they\u2019re wearing the UFC MMA gloves going all out knocking each other out, and that\u2019s just ridiculous,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s why a lot of these guys are young and they don\u2019t have any chins anymore. [Sic} They\u2019re career is gone because they\u2019ve beaten the crap out of each other. You cannot condition the brain.\u201d<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on Thompson’s fighting philosophy? Share your opinion with us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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