Vicente Luque had to take a good look at the way he was handling his fighting career following his most recent bout. The rising welterweight contender suffered a tough loss to former title challenger Stephen Thompson back in November at UFC 244 in New York. The defeat snapped a six-fight winning streak for Luque (17-7-1 MMA, 10-3 UFC), a run that had him pick up five impressive stoppages and had many in MMA community eying him as the next big thing at 170 pounds. It was a tough pill to swallow, but Luque handled the loss with grace – not making any excuses and giving full credit to Thompson, saying “Wonderboy” exposed many flaws in his game : Now gearing up for a return to the Octagon at UFC 249 on May 9, Luque opened up about some of the lessons learned in his most recent defeat. “I definitely had some good time the rest of November and December, I took some time off to rest my body,” Luque told MMA Junkie.
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