{"id":279530,"date":"2018-06-28T09:17:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=279530"},"modified":"2018-06-28T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:17:18","slug":"stephen-thompson-plans-to-adjust-fighting-style-after-procession-of-close-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-thompson-plans-to-adjust-fighting-style-after-procession-of-close-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Thompson plans to adjust fighting style after procession of close fights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you look at Stephen Thompson&#8217;s recent record, you will see he&#8217;s recently fought Tyron Woodley to a draw, given up a decision in a rematch with Woodley, and given up a decision to Darren Till. In the eyes of some fans \u2014 and of course Thompson&#8217;s team \u2014 he should have won all of those fights.<\/p>\n<p>In order to avoid disappointing judges&#8217; decisions going forward, Thompson says he plans to adjust his fighting style in an effort to improve his chances of scoring a stoppage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s something I talked about with my pops right after this last fight,\u201d Thompson told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/06\/stephen-thompson-adjust-style-approach-after-close-decisions-loss-ufc-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a>\u00a0this week. \u201cThere\u2019s always something you can work on, but just change some stuff up. Work different techniques that I\u2019ve been wanting to work on a whole lot more, than I don\u2019t usually throw when I fight. Just to keep them guessing. My last few losses were controversial. I\u2019ve got to do more. I can\u2019t leave it in the judge\u2019s hands anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes people say, \u2018You\u2019ve got to go out there and grit your teeth and just throw,&#8217;\u201d Thompson added. \u201cThat\u2019s never been my style, but I think I need to be a little bit more aggressive instead of counterpunching. There are other parts of the game I can go work on to keep my opponent guessing. Everyone I fight in the future is going to be like, \u2018All right, he doesn\u2019t do too well with guys that aggressive.\u2019 There are going to be different techniques we can work on so we don\u2019t leave it in the judge\u2019s hands. I know I can say that, but I\u2019ve just got to go out there and I can\u2019t make it close anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think a slight style change will help Stephen Thompson capture the W in competitive fights going forward? 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