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Thompson, who fights former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks on Saturday at the MGM Grand in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card, took the Brown fight when the more prudent decision might have been to pass on it. Thompson had just made his promotional debut at UFC 143 on Feb. 4, 2012, knocking out Dan Stittgen with a kick to the head that won Knockout of the Night honors. Thompson lives in South Carolina and UFC 145 was going to be in Atlanta.