Weidman Reveals What Makes Thompson Angry

Chris Weidman says there is exactly one thing that breaks Stephen Thompson's legendary calm — people talking during movie previews.

Weidman, a longtime friend of the retiring welterweight, recalled an incident when Thompson turned around in a theater and cursed out a group of moviegoers before the feature had even started. "The only time I've seen him mad was in a movie theater," Weidman said on the Deep Waters podcast, per Sherdog. A group behind them started talking during the trailers, and Thompson snapped. "He's like, 'Shut up! I'm trying to watch this,'" Weidman recounted. When the group pointed out it was just the previews, Thompson doubled down with expletives.

Weidman said both Thompson and his father Ray treat movies like sacred ritual. The family home in South Carolina has a dedicated theater room, and anyone who speaks during a screening gets death stares. "If you talk during the movies, they're just looking at you like you're ruining their life," Weidman added.

Thompson's Final UFC Fight Set for Nov. 14

Thompson brings a 17-9-1 record into his retirement bout against Charles Radtke at UFC 334 in New York. The 43-year-old former title challenger has spent 14 years in the Octagon fighting the best welterweights the promotion had to offer.

Radtke enters 12-5 and draws Thompson on six days' notice at Madison Square Garden.

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