Thompson emerged victorious thanks to a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 48-47) from the judges to maintain his unbeaten run.

In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone scored a third round TKO win over Patrick Cote, while Steve Bosse defeated Sean O’Connell by a unanimous decision.

There was also a win for Olivier Aubin-Mercier, who beat Thibault Gouti by submission with a rear-naked choke.

The main card’s other fight saw Joanne Calderwood overcome Valerie Letourneau by TKO.

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