Believe it or not – Stephen Thompson has been in jail before.
Yes, the former UFC title challenger and arguably the nicest pound-for-pound fighter on the UFC roster revealed in a recent face-to-face interview with Kevin Holland that he spent a weekend in jail.
Thompson, who fights Holland in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 42, says his wild side got him in a bit of trouble.
“I spent a weekend one time, and it was the worst,” Thompson said about his experience in jail. “Just skinny-dipping. They had cameras and we had no idea. There were girls involved. They put cameras up because someone had vandalized the pool the week before, so they were trying to get us.”
You can watch the Thompson-Holland face-to-face interview in the video above.
I’ve learned my lesson https://t.co/LEo6r5ovTI
— Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) December 1, 2022
Thompson (16-6-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC) returns to action for the first time in nearly a year, as he looks to snap a two-fight skid of defeats to Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns.
Holland (23-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) fought in September when he suffered a quick submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279. Prior to that, he has back to back stoppage wins over veterans Alex Oliveira and Tim Means.
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