Stephen Thompson is only willing to keep fighting contenders on the rise for so long. Thompson, a two-time welterweight title challenger, faces Geoff Neal in the UFC Fight Night 183 main event, where he’ll attempt to halt another prospect’s winning streak. Originally angling for fights with the likes of Leon Edwards and Colby Covington, Thompson, who’s coming off a win over Vicente Luque, ended up with another high-risk, low-reward booking. “A little disappointed I didn’t get who I wanted to get,” Thompson told MMA Junkie. “Obviously I was poking at Leon Edwards a little bit on social media, but he seemed to be the only guy at the time ready to fight, and he didn’t want the fight, so even though he got Khamzat (Chimaev), I got Geoff Neal
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