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A good many of Stephen Thompson’s 57 wins passed without much fanfare in his kickboxing career.

Not much changed when he crossed over to MMA. A year ago, he was the regional tough, the indie band with the local following.

With a knockout of Dan Stittgen at this past Saturday’s UFC 143, Thompson’s arena tour has begun.

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LAS VEGAS – Stephen Thompson, Dustin Poirier, Fabricio Werdum and Roy Nelson each earned
$65,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC 143 event.

Thompson earned the night’s “Knockout of the Night” award, Poirier
picked up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Werdum and Nelson
earned “Fight of the Night” honors.

MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 143′s post-fight press conference.

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Four fighters walked away from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas with post-fight bonuses on Saturday night, as Fabricio Werdum, Roy Nelson, Stephen Thompson and Dustin Poirier each took home an additional $65,000 at UFC 143.

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LAS VEGAS – “Wonderboy” lived up to his nickname.

In a clash of UFC welterweight newcomers, champion kickboxer Stephen Thompson connected on a vicious head kick that prompted a stunning first-round knockout

The bout kicked off the UFC 143 preliminary card and streamed on Facebook from Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. It preceded additional prelims on FX and a pay-per-view main card.

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After this past weekend’s surprising UFC on FOX 2 “dark match,” UFC
officials have ensured fans will not miss a single bout at this week’s
UFC 143 event.

UFC officials recently announced that UFC 143′s preliminary bouts of Dan
Stittgen vs. Stephen Thompson and Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper will
stream via Facebook.

The Facebook stream now complements the evening’s pay-per-view and FX broadcasts.

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With official confirmation of a final preliminary-card bout, the lineup for next month’s UFC 143 event is now complete with 11 fights.

The final addition to the card is a welterweight bout between Dan Stittgen and fellow newcomer/injury replacement Stephen Thompson.

UFC 143 takes place Feb. 4 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Main-card action airs live on pay-per-view while FX carries the preliminary card.

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Nearly as soon as Justin Edwards received on replacement opponent, he now has another. 

Sources close to the event today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that Edwards has withdrawn from UFC 143 and has been
replaced by Dan Stittgen, who will meet fellow
newcomer Stephen Thompson on the event’s preliminary
card.

UFC 142 takes place Feb. 4 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Main-card action airs live on pay-per-view while preliminary fights air
on FX.

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Stephen Thompson will not face Justin Edwards at UFC 143 as originally anticipated, a source close to the bout told Sherdog.com on Thursday.

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No matter who you are, wearing a pair of form-fitting, red wrestling trunks in public is guaranteed to draw some stares. But if you’re a fight fan in Honolulu on Jan. 21, it could also save you a couple bucks.

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An undisclosed injury has forced Mike Stumpf out of UFC 143.

In his place goes undefeated welterweight prospect Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, who fights Justin Edwards at the Super Bowl weekend event, UFC officials today announced.

UFC 143 takes place Feb. 4 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

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