Fighters react to Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson’s TKO of Johny Hendricks

It was a matchup of styles in the main event of UFC Fight Night 82 featuring former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks and rising star Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Hendricks who is a former NCAA Division I All American and champion faced the former world champion kickboxer Thompson. Hendricks failed to implement his strengths as a wrestler to get the fight to the ground and faced the consequences of Thompson’s superior striking getting finished in the first round.

Check out what those from the MMA community had to say about Thompson’s highlight reel finish of “Big Rig.”

Tim Sylvia @timsylviamma
Omg wow

The Spartan @EliasTheodorou
Holy crap. Hendricks is done!!! #ufcvegas

Tyron T-Wood Woodley @TWooodley
Wow

Robert Whittaker @RJWhittaker1990
Wow @WonderboyMMA amazing ! Dudes a wizard ! @ufc #ufc

LudwigMartialArtscom @DUANEBANGCOM
Congrats @WonderboyMMA impressed I am! #YodaVoice @ufc. OSS

Al Iaquinta @ALIAQUINTA
Wonderboy is the real

Raphael Assuncao @RaphaAssuncao
Wow #TKO by @WonderboyMMA
No easy task to take out Hendricks…
In the first … @ufc #UFCVegas

TJ Grant @TJ_Grant
That was one heck of a clean performance by wonderboy. Johnny will learn and evolve from this

Mike Brown @mikebrownmma
MMA has gone through so many changes. Congrats to Wonderboy beautiful performance.

TyroneSpong @Tyrone_spong
@WonderboyMMA congrats what a performance!!

Aljamain Sterling @FunkMaster_UFC
Hell yea!! Congrats @WonderboyMMA on the huge win tonight!! #UFCVegas

Tecia Torres @TeciaTorres
Wow!!! @WonderboyMMA I’ve been a fan for some time now but gosh!!! @ufc Love the footwork and style. #karate #ninja

Chris Weidman @ChrisWeidmanUFC
What!!!!! My brother @WonderboyMMA is a beast !

Kenny Florian @kennyflorian
Wonderboy indeed. His ability to read body language, find angles & create is unlike any welterweight out there. Striker supreme. #UFCVegas

Kyle Kingsbury @Kingsbu
OMFG!! @WonderboyMMA I was a fan before but WOW!! Holy shit!

Big Ben Rothwell @RothwellFighter
Awesome work from @WonderboyMMA @ufc Most impressive

Erik Jon Koch @NEWBREED04
Wow @WonderboyMMA awesome performance!!!!

Cody Gibson @TheRenegade559
Wow. Domination. I think 170s just got more interesting #UFCVegas

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