Listening to the Elite XC Kimbo-Thompson press conference, it was amusing to me how Thompson got like 2-3 questions and the rest of the time was Kimbo and Gary Shaw. Thompson is a complete afterthought in the promotion of this fight, but it sounds like he is taking it very seriously:
…I know they think I’ll be a perfect opponent for Kimbo, that I’ll come in, look scary, then get knocked out… but this doesn’t bother me at all as it’s such a massive chance to put me back on track in the biggest possible way!
…With me loosing my last two fights I can see why people might not have a massive amount of confidence in me, but I’m truly shocked by the amount of people that have bought into the “Kimbo hype.”
…Honestly, I think the best weapon against a guy like Kimbo is an all round MMA game.
That last line tells me a lot. He didn’t come out and say it, but Thompson may be looking to test Kimbo’s ground game very early. We’re all used to seeing Thompson just get KO’ed quickly lately, but when you consider the opportunity being given to a guy that got smashed in his last two fights, you have to believe he will take it very seriously.