4. Josh Thomson Proving His Worth As One Of The Best Lightweights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5nbDvCCzV4 You rarely see a fighter go from the main event to opening the main card up. That's how card placement goes, especially if you want to fight in your hometown. Josh Thomson will be one of the true hometown fighters on the card and is still quietly one of the top lightweights in the world. He's been noticeably quiet following his controversial loss to Benson Henderson. There were various reports about
his grueling training camp and
contemplating retirement. Then after the announcement that Gilbert Melendez was getting the next title shot,
Thomson was furious and found the motivation to continue fighting. All MMA fans should be happy about this because of how talented he is. Besides incompetent judging, everyone believed that Thomson had beaten Henderson. He won most of the grappling exchanges and took Henderson's back on numerous occasions. The fact that he overpowered Henderson with a broken right hand was remarkable. Unfortunately for him, the judges didn't fail to disappoint in getting another main event fight wrong. Now he faces Bobby Green, who is very explosive and has excellent foot work. Thomson is still heavily favored to win against a lesser-experienced opponent. Still, we can expect to see a more aggressive Thomson to avoid being robbed by the judges again.