5 UFC fighters who can still save their 2019 after bad starts to the year

Modified Sep 21, 2019 07:02 GMT

#2 Stephen Thompson

Another fighter who has not had the best two years, Stephen Thompson is in desperate need of a win at the moment. A single win might not propel him back to title contention, but it would certainly do him a lot of good.

After a loss to Darren Till last year, Thompson came into this year for a fight with Anthony Pettis. Pettis would prove to be too much and was able to defeat 'Wonderboy' via KO in the second round of their fight.

Right now, Thompson is in need of a win and will be facing Vicente Luque later this year in November at UFC 244. The fight might be the one that helps him to turn around his current run of bad luck.

#1 Darren Till

A year ago, Darren Till was undefeated and one of the hottest prospects in the entire UFC. The situation has changed quite a bit since then.

He fought and lost to Tyron Woodley last year, missing out on his chance to win the UFC Welterweight Title. On top of that, the fight saw him tap out. This year was not good for him either, as Jorge Masvidal defeated him in the second round of their fight. Till did not handle the loss well at all, and trashed a hotel during his vacation.

When he was thrown out of the hotel, while in an inebriated condition, he stole the taxi cab that was supposed to take him to the second hotel.

At the moment, his coach admitted that he needed some time away. Having recovered sufficiently from the last loss, he is now returning to Middleweight to challenge Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244. If he wins the fight, it will put him into immediate title contention.

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