{"id":464180,"date":"2022-11-29T13:35:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T21:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=464180"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T21:35:51","slug":"stephen-thompson-reveals-plans-for-special-walkout-at-ufc-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/stephen-thompson-reveals-plans-for-special-walkout-at-ufc-orlando\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Thompson reveals plans for special walkout at UFC Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Thompson has revealed his plans for a special walkout at UFC Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Orlando takes place this coming Saturday, December 3rd featuring Stephen Thompson vs Kevin Holland in the welterweight main event.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson (16-6 MMA) will be entering the Octagon having lost his past 2 fights to Belal Muhammad (22-3 MMA) last December and Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA) in July of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Holland (23-8 MMA) is entering the cage following a recent loss to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khamzat-chimaev-rips-alex-pereira-for-suggesting-he-turned-down-a-fight-at-ufc-283-fake-belt-fake-coach-fake-fighter\/\">Khamzat Chimaev<\/a> (12-0 MMA) this past September at UFC 279.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Wonderboy&#8217; has revealed that he will have Jack Black accompanying him on his walkout at UFC Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>It was during an appearance on &#8216;Won&#8217;t Back Down Radio&#8217; that Thompson shared the news (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2022\/11\/stephen-thompson-to-have-wonderboy-singer-walk-him-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMANews<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI got Jack Black to walk me out. He may lip sync or something, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s gonna sing it. He asked me \u2018how cool would it be if I walked you out?\u2019\u2026I would be just happy if he was at the fight\u2026the management took care of it from there, and made it happen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Thompson is well known for his &#8216;Wonderboy&#8217; nickname and walkout song (by Black&#8217;s Tenacious D), and this time he will have Jack Black by his side for his entrance into the Octagon as well as in the audience cheering him on. Wonderboy (Tenacious D song) was released back in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Black, 53,\u00a0 has a very successful career in movies such as &#8216;King Kong&#8217;, &#8216;The School of Rock&#8217; and &#8216;Jumanji&#8217;, just to name a few. Black is also a musician and comedian, he&#8217;s been nominated for 2 Golden Globes and was inducted into Hollywood&#8217;s Walk of Fame in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The former UFC title challenger has wanted to have Jack Black at one of his fights for years and now that wish will become a reality. Perhaps it is just what the 39 year old fighter needs to get back into the win column this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Will you be watching? Do you think &#8216;Wonderboy&#8217; can defeat &#8216;Trailblazer&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Thompson has revealed his plans for a special walkout at UFC Orlando. UFC Orlando takes place this coming Saturday, December 3rd featuring Stephen Thompson vs Kevin Holland in the welterweight main event. 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