Stephen Thompson Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery

UFC Welterweight Title challenger Stephen Thompson underwent surgery recently to fix a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Thompson took to Instagram to document his procedure, with the first post being a pre-surgery Thompson:

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Pre surgery...bout to head back and get my meniscus repaired. See y'all on the other side lol #preop #surgery #rightknee #bouttobefeelinggood #bouttobeout #meniscus #startingtofade #drugsarekickingin #andimout

A post shared by Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson (@wonderboymma) on Mar 21, 2017 at 4:13am PDT

Following his operation, the fighter posted a second time to tell fans that everything was a success:

 

Super successful surgery today! I want to thank Dr. Folk, @callahalla, and the Hillcrest hospital staff for taking care of me and for the tattoos lol!! #feelinggood #success #backatitsoon #loveyall

A post shared by Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson (@wonderboymma) on Mar 21, 2017 at 7:10am PDT

It has been a few weeks since Thompson lost a decision to UFC Welterweight Title holder Tyron Woodley at UFC 209. However, the challenger insists that if he were given a third opportunity to compete against Woodley, there would be a new welterweight kingpin.