Overview
- Thompson confirmed Friday that he has one fight left on his UFC contract and is in talks with the promotion to hold that bout at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 14 for UFC 334.
- The 43-year-old is the oldest active fighter on the UFC roster and has lost five of his last six fights, a record that complicates who the promotion will match him with.
- Thompson told interviewers he wants a striking, 'barn burner' type opponent for a high-profile send-off but does not yet have an opponent lined up.
- He had considered calling out Santiago Ponzinibbio because of stylistic fit but said that option closed after Ponzinibbio suffered a recent knockout, so matchmaking remains on the drawing board.
- If the UFC agrees to the MSG date, the bout would be both a personal farewell for Thompson—who has fought in New York and Long Island before—and a test of how the promotion pairs aging veterans with marketable matchups.