Filed under: News , UFC Stephen Thompson is ready for the best and worst-case scenarios as the days wind down to him challenging Tyron Woodley for the UFC welterweight championship in the UFC 205 co-main event. Best-case, Thompson (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) connects with one of his flashy strikes early in the fight and knocks Woodley (16-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) out in short order. Worst-case – outside of a loss, of course – would be going five grueling rounds where he’s forced to overcome adversity to take the title on the judges’ scorecards. So long as he leaves with the belt, Thompson said he’s willing to do whatever it takes to win, but as he explained on today’s UFC 205 media conference call , the keys to victory boil down to avoiding Woodley’s power shots, maintaining a movement-heavy strategy and keeping his back off the canvas. “He’s definitely got some one-hitter quitter power, as we saw when he fought Robbie Lawler,” Thompson said.
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