{"id":457032,"date":"2022-09-01T05:01:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=457032"},"modified":"2022-09-01T05:01:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:01:38","slug":"michel-pereira-responds-to-callout-from-former-ufc-title-challenger-stephen-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michel-pereira-responds-to-callout-from-former-ufc-title-challenger-stephen-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Pereira responds to callout from former UFC title challenger Stephen Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michel Pereira has accepted <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/stephen-thompson\/\">Stephen Thompson<\/a>&#8216;s challenge and is actively pushing for a fight against the veteran.<\/p>\n<p>While he may no longer be in title contention after back-to-back losses against Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad, there&#8217;s no denying that Stephen Thompson is still one of the most intriguing fighters to watch at 170 pounds. The 39-year-old wants to stick around and continue to prove himself at the elite level, which is what he plans on doing later this year in the form of a match-up against rising prospect Michel Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/stephen-thompson-eyes-fun-fight-against-michel-pereira-at-ufc-281-i-think-i-could-put-him-away\/\">recent interview<\/a>, &#8216;Wonderboy&#8217; had the following to say about his idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking at Michel Pereira, I think that would be an awesome fight. He\u2019s an up-and-coming guy who\u2019s definitely down to bang and strike,\u201d Thompson said to BJPENN.com. \u201cI think he also called me out on social media, so I think that would be a good fight for sure. Michel Pereira would be a fun one, that one interests me for sure. He\u2019s exciting, I\u2019m exciting. My last few guys that I had strike we on Fight of the Night and won bonuses so I think that would be a fun fight for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a response <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufcpereira\/status\/1565073116165861376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via social media<\/a>, Pereira has made it crystal clear that he&#8217;s interested too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i want to fight him and he wants to fight me i don&#39;t understand why this fight is not happening <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCBrasil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UFCBrasil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espnmma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanshelby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@seanshelby<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mickmaynard2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mickmaynard2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/combate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@combate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WonderboyMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WonderboyMMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tbuhHl63o1\">pic.twitter.com\/tbuhHl63o1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michel Pereira ufc (@UfcPereira) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UfcPereira\/status\/1565073116165861376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;i want to fight him and he wants to fight me i don&#8217;t understand why this fight is not happening @ufc @UFCBrasil @espnmma @danawhite @seanshelby @Mickmaynard2 @combate @WonderboyMMA&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The eccentric Brazilian isn&#8217;t exactly everyone&#8217;s cup of tea within the context of the UFC but with a five-fight win streak to his name, nobody can deny just how fun he is to watch.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you intrigued to see what a fight between Stephen Thompson and Michel Pereira would look like? 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