MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that the two top contenders have verbally agreed to fight at UFC 264 on July 10. A location is still to be determined for the pay-per-view event.
ESPN was first to report the matchup, citing UFC President Dana White.
This will be Burns’ first fight since seeing a six-fight win streak snapped by a TKO loss to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 258 in February. Burns (19-4) rattled off four impressive victories after moving up from 155 pounds to earn the title shot, including wins over former champion Tyron Woodley and two-time UFC title challenger Demian Maia.
Thompson (16-4-1) has twice challenged for the UFC welterweight championship. He fought then-champion Woodley to a majority draw at UFC 205 and then lost a majority decision to Woodley in an immediate rematch at UFC 209. “Wonderboy” is coming off of back-to-back decision victories over Geoff Neal and Vicente Luque.
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