Stephen Thompson is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on February 11, 1983 in Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States. Welterweight fighter who made the transition to professional in the year 2010 and signed with the UFC in 2012.
He suffered his first professional MMA loss by the hand by He suffered his first career MMA defeat at the hands of Matt Brown on April 21, 2012. on 21 April 2012.
Stephen Randall Thompson (born February 11, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former full-contact kickboxer and was undefeated through 37 amateur and 58 professional kickboxing matches. Thompson is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished strikers in UFC history. He has trained with former UFC Welterweight Georges St-Pierre and currently trains with his brother-in-law, former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman. As of March 17, 2020, he is #5 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
Thompson is the Head Instructor of the children’s karate program at Upstate Karate in Simpsonville, South Carolina. He is the oldest son of Ray Thompson, who is his trainer and manager. Thompson graduated from high school in 2001. He has been studying martial arts since his pre-teens and holds black belt ranks in Tetsushin-ryū Kempo, American Kickboxing and Jujutsu. He studies Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Machado who is also his brother-in-law.
He started training alongside Carlos Machado as a teen and later he got married to his sister, Carlos.
