The welterweight division has a new top contender, and his name is Stephen Thompson. "Wonderboy" lit the MMA world afire on Saturday night, destroying former UFC champion Johny Hendricks with one of the most stylish and one-sided beatings in recent memory at UFC Fight Night 82. That makes it six straight wins for Thompson, and by the end of the night, even his own welterweight stablemates couldn't help but give props to the star-making performance.
Johnny finally looking at his right size. Looks like a 155lber.
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 7, 2016
Johny's fight to win or lose. Fight right equals win.
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) February 7, 2016
Sweet chin music! #UFCVegas
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 7, 2016
Right in the beard!!! #ufcvegas
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) February 7, 2016
Weight cut hurt him? @UFC
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) February 7, 2016
@WonderboyMMA looking slick #UFC
— Joe Duffy (@Duffy_MMA) February 7, 2016
Wowww! Thompson looked like a fucking champion!!
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 7, 2016
Wow
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) February 7, 2016
Fuck no!!! Damn it!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) February 7, 2016
Damn son
— Dom Shonuff Waters (@Shonuff89) February 7, 2016
The Wonder Boy
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) February 7, 2016
Wonderboy is the real
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) February 7, 2016
What!!!!! My brother @WonderboyMMA is a beast !
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) February 7, 2016
Wonderboy utterly destroyed Bigg Rigg. #ufcvegas
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) February 7, 2016
Wow @WonderboyMMA awesome performance!!!!
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) February 7, 2016
Wow!!! @WonderboyMMA I've been a fan for some time now but gosh!!! @ufc Love the footwork and style. #karate #ninja
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) February 7, 2016
Wowwwwwww very good.
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) February 7, 2016
That looked like more than just getting caught. Hendricks looked outclassed imo.
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) February 7, 2016
Congratulations @WonderboyMMA you looked great!! Get this man a title shot!!!
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) February 7, 2016
Wonderboy is extremely talented and skillful but man I can't stop thinking about how hendricks just didn't look confident
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) February 7, 2016
Dayum wonderboy looking so impressive!!! #UFCVegas
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) February 7, 2016
Wow Legit...
— Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) February 7, 2016
Awesome work from @WonderboyMMA @ufc Most impressive
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) February 7, 2016
Wow @WonderboyMMA amazing ! Dudes a wizard ! @ufc #ufc
— Robert Whittaker (@RJWhittaker1990) February 7, 2016
Hell yea!! Congrats @WonderboyMMA on the huge win tonight!! #UFCVegas
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) February 7, 2016
Wow great performance by wonderboy! Dominated.#UFCVegas
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) February 7, 2016
tko #ufcvegas
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) February 7, 2016
SOUTH CAROLINA STAND UP. Stephen Thompson that was amazing
— justin scoggins (@ScogginsFlow) February 7, 2016
Holy shit! #UFCFightNight
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) February 7, 2016
I'm sold!!! Let's see @WonderboyMMA v @Ruthless_RL @ufc #UFCVegas
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) February 7, 2016
That was one heck of a clean performance by wonderboy. Johnny will learn and evolve from this
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) February 7, 2016
Wow @WonderboyMMA awesome fight and finish! I'm impressed dude. Congrats!!
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) February 7, 2016
Holy Sh*t @WonderboyMMA just did work!!! Impressive Sir #UFCFightNight #UFCVegas
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) February 7, 2016
Wow @WonderboyMMA put it on @ufc I thought he would have to work a lil hard to get it, but not at all! #ufcvegas #mma #knockout #FirstRound
— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) February 7, 2016
Lawler vs Wonderboy sounds good to me.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) February 7, 2016
Oh wow!! Give that boy a title shot! #UFCVegas
— Edgar Garcia (@EdgarGarcia170) February 7, 2016
Wow #TKO by @WonderboyMMA
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) February 7, 2016
No easy task to take out Hendricks...
In the first ... @ufc #UFCVegas
Congratulations @WonderboyMMA , great performance. Building your way up like a true Martial Artist. Happy for team @BadBoy ! @UFC
— Demian Maia (@demianmaia) February 7, 2016
I went from being really tired to being really energized. @WonderboyMMA got me pumped !! So happy for him.
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) February 7, 2016
Wow ... @WonderboyMMA looks incredible. He gets my vote for fast track to title shot. Beautiful work.
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) February 7, 2016
ROY NELSON DEF. JARED ROSHOLT
As a fan, no one really won watching that fight. #UFCVegas
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) February 7, 2016
All I can think to say during this @roynelsonmmafight fight is 'Merica !! #mulletbraid #UFCVegas @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) February 7, 2016
Roy Nelson doing his impression of crouching tiger, hidden over hand hook.
— John Wayne Parr (@johnwayneparr) February 7, 2016
Woohoo @roynelsonmma !!!!
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) February 7, 2016
That's what they get for putting Jared Rosholt as Co-main event freaking boring fighter (yawn)
— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) February 7, 2016
The way they're hunched over it looks like two silverbacks fighting over a mate #UFCVegas
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) February 7, 2016
Close fight but I got @roynelsonmma winning that. Dominated the center, dictated where the fight went, and landed the better shots!
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) February 7, 2016
Congratulation my big friend @roynelsonmma ... Parabens meu amigo, muito feliz por vc... @ufc… https://t.co/MDOumwbP5p
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) February 7, 2016
Wasn't this card going to be a ppv at one time
— Tim Sylvia (@timsylviamma) February 7, 2016
OVINCE ST. PREUX DEF. RAFAEL CAVALCANTE
Props to OSP for pushing thru the pain #UFCVegas
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) February 7, 2016
OSP is a dog and always shows heart! Love watching him fight!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) February 7, 2016
OSP's nickname should be generator with all that power! #UFCVegas
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 7, 2016
@003_OSP got the win. Atta boy! #UFCVegas
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) February 7, 2016
What round did Feijao win, seriously? #UFCVegas
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 7, 2016
JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ DEF. ZACH MAKOVSKY
Congrats to @JoeJitsu another big V! #beefcake
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) February 7, 2016
I really enjoy watching these little guys fight. @UFC
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) February 7, 2016
Benavidez with the lil man syndrome at the end!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) February 7, 2016
Lmfao at referee who just changed Joe's direction with the back of his hand #UFCFightNight82
— Siyar Bahadurzada (@Siyarized) February 7, 2016
Great fight @ZachFunSize always a fucking champion !!! Philadelphia is on their feet for us brother
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) February 7, 2016
Pisses me off when the commentators r too one sided. This is a close fight @ZachFunSize #UFCVegas
— Joe Duffy (@Duffy_MMA) February 7, 2016
Sick flyweight fight !!! I def want the winner Zack vs Benavidez@ufc @seanshelby @danawhite
— Wilson Reis (@wilsonreis7) February 7, 2016
Really? I think the judges already knew who won before the fight started. FEED BENIVIDES TO @wilsonreis7!!! #UFCVegas
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) February 7, 2016
MISHA CIRKUNOV DEF. ALEX NICHOLSON
Misha just broke dude's jaw. For reals. #UFCVegas
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) February 7, 2016
Looks like nicholson's corner consists of his wife, a guy with a ponytail and a guy with a walrus mustache #UFCVegas
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) February 7, 2016
Propose not to your girlfriend before you get your ass kicked... Do it after you kick someone's ass #justmy2cents
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) February 7, 2016
Congrats @MishaC911!
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) February 7, 2016
I think Cirkunov(sp?) needs to fight a proven commodity in his next UFC outing. He looks legit but his opponents have looked subpar
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) February 7, 2016
MIKE PYLE DEF. SEAN SPENCER
WHAT A FINISH! Mike Pyle unleashes an insane finishing combination that you've got to see! #UFCVegas https://t.co/MK2sfXYZAl
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 7, 2016
40 years old!! Great performance from Pyle #UFCVegas
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) February 7, 2016
Nobody wants to take 5 unanswered elbows and 5 unanswered knees #UFCVegas
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) February 7, 2016
Pyle getting it done at 40 like a boss! #onlyasoldasyoufeel #UFCVegas #MMA https://t.co/1vxtH4OVtM
— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) February 7, 2016
Fotn for sure so far. Crazy finish for Pyle #UFCVegas
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) February 7, 2016
Mike Pyle is a G!
— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) February 7, 2016
Well Mike Pyle-D it on late! #UFCVegas
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 7, 2016
WELL DAMN!!!!!
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) February 7, 2016
Holy shit! Yves doesn't care for human life. #UFCVegas
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 7, 2016
Happy for Mike Pyle tonight could have been the end of his career #UFCVegas . I met him a few years back...cool guy
— Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) February 7, 2016
Congrats to @mike_pyle in his @UFC win, great fight brother!! mike_pyle https://t.co/sK5r2QQUU1
— Bryan Caraway (@BryanCaraway) February 7, 2016
Pyle is a inspiration tho I hope I can still be fighting against top world competition at 40!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) February 7, 2016