UFC-welterviktaren Stephen Thompson säger att Gilbert Burns var ”rädd för hans striking” vid deras senaste match vid UFC 264.
Stephen Thompson anser att Burns fruktade hans striking
Stephen Thompson förlorade matchen via enhälligt domslut mot brasilianske Burns vid den delade huvudmatchen vid UFC 264 tidigare denna månad. Det var inte den mest underhållande matchen och UFC-bossen Dana White kritiserade Burns för sin grapplingbaserade game-plan.
Brassen gjorde ändock det han behövde för att neutralisera Thompsons beryktade striking som ses som en av UFC:s vassaste. Om en frågar Thompson är dock anledningen till att Burns vill hålla nere honom att han var rädd för vad hans slag kunde uträtta.
När han pratade med MMA-reportern James Lynch kritiserade Thompson Burns för sin approach under matchen:
Now that I look back at it, he was backing up because I think he was scared of my striking,” Thompson said. “During the fight, I’m sitting there waiting for him, I was making sure I wasn’t overly aggressive coming forward. I wanted to keep him right on that edge where I’m not too close, not too far away. But now that I looking back, he was scared.
Borde varit mer aggressiv
Thompson anser dock att han kunde varit mer aggressiv i fighten:
I definitely could have been more aggressive in that fight with my striking. It showed in the second round where he was trying to get me down and he was literally covering up head down.
I was surprised that he was happy with that. At the end of it, he was acting like he just won the title. If it was me, I would have been disappointed winning that way. But you know, I’m definitely disappointed in my performance as well. I should have been more aggressive and let my hands fly! My dad has been relentless, he is not letting me forget it so it doesn’t happen next time.
