Ahead of UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington for the UFC welterweight title, Stephen Thompson speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov, why now was the time to fight him, comparing their fights against Geoff Neal, how he expects this fight to play out, wanting Leon Edwards next for the title, why he thinks Leon Edwards beats Colby Covington, Leon wanting to move up to middleweight, and more! Find Bars & Pubs Showing UFC Near You!: https://bit.ly/3FzlE8A https://www.manscaped.com/20% OFF DISCOUNT CODE: SUBMISSION 0:00 Intro 0:57 His 20th UFC fight 2:44 Almost turning the UFC down 4:11 Training with GSP back in the day 4:58 GSP vs. Nick Diaz UFC 300? 6:55 Why fight Shavkat now 13:22 Shavkat's striking 16:06 Messages from our friends 18:41 Joaquin Buckley's comments 21:25 Coming for Leon Edwards 24:22 Why Leon beats Colby 26:08 Leon wanting to go to middleweight 27:29 Ian Garry vs. Vicente Luque 29:05 The upcoming insane press conference 30:35 Hanging ou