UFC Fight Night 82 results: Stephen Thompson dominates Johny Hendricks for first-round KO

Stephen Thompson

LAS VEGAS – Stephen Thompson denied Johny Hendricks a comeback at welterweight, stopping the ex-champ with a flurry of pinpoint strikes.

Hendricks (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) got one chance to wrestle the former kickboxing champ and spent the rest of the opening frame eating Thompson’s (12-1MMA, 7-1 UFC) punches and kicks, succumbing at the 3:31 mark of the first round.

“I came out here to put on a good show, and hopefully the fans and everybody back home was impressed. Hopefully, I can get that title, baby,” said Thompson after the fight.

The welterweight bout was the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 82 event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 82 results include:

• Stephen Thompson def. Johny Hendricks via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:31
• Roy Nelson def. Jared Rosholt via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ovince Saint Preux def. Rafael Cavalcante via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Joseph Benavidez def. Zach Makovsky via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Misha Cirkunov def. Alex Nicholson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:28
• Mike Pyle def. Sean Spencer via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:25
• Josh Burkman def. K.J. Noons via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Derrick Lewis def. Damian Grabowski via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:17
• Justin Scoggins def. Ray Borg via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
• Diego Rivas def. Noad Lahat via knockout (flying knee) – Round 2, 0:23
• Mickey Gall def. Mike Jackson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 0:45
• Alex White def. Artem Lobov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 82, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Las Vegas.)