Yair Rodriguez has spoken about the divisive end to his UFC Mexico City showdown with Jeremy Stephens and the subsequent ‘no-contest’ the bout was declared as. You do have to feel for Yair to a certain extent. Though brash in his immediate reaction to the unfortunate stoppage, Rodriguez had just lost out on his first opportunity to truly blossom as …
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UFC Mexico City’s main-event between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens fell apart in a matter of seconds after an accidental eye-poke in the opening exchange. An outstretched hand from El Pantera grazed the eyeball of Lil Heathen, causing referee Herb Dean to bring proceedings to a halt before allowing Stephens his full allocated five minutes to recover. It became apparent …
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The UFC Mexico main-event will see the highly-touted contender Yair Rodriguez take on the destructive veteran Jeremy Stephens. It’s easy to forget just how odd Yair’s road through the UFC up until this point has been. Demolishing a massively-deteriorated BJ Penn was enough to earn him a crack at the division’s perennial contender Frankie Edar – a challenge that was …
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Jeremy Stephens has issued a callout to UFC Greenville’s main-event winner Chan Sung Jung after his stunning first-round TKO of top contender Renato Moicano. And it was an incredibly impressive victory for the former title-challenger, one that he needed less than a minute to earn. Moicano’s progress through the featherweight division has been stunted by a string of incredibly tough …
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One of the finest prospects in MMA today, Zabit Magomedsharipov, will look to break into the 145lb title-picture by taking out the veteran Jeremy Stephens just prior to the UFC 235 main-card. And believe me, I call him a ‘prospect’ because of the fact that circumstances have prevented him from taking that next step up until now. But make no …
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The UFC have confirmed that Zabit Magomedsharipov’s rise through the featherweight ranks will see him take on Jeremy Stephens at UFC 235 Ariel Helwani of ESPN reported first that the UFC are looking to bolster March’s UFC 235 with a pivotal featherweight clash between two of the most exciting fighters on the roster. Now, the UFC have confirmed that the fight will take …
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According to reports from ESPN, the UFC are looking to set up a featherweight showdown between Jeremy Stephens and Zabit Magomedsharipov for UFC 235. Ariel Helwani of ESPN reported first that the UFC are looking to bolster March’s UFC 235 with a pivotal featherweight clash between two of the most exciting fighters on the roster. Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Jeremy Stephens is in …
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Conor McGregor showed some serious respect for his former rival José Aldo after his stunning UFC Calgary victory over the weekend. Thirteen short seconds and a legacy defined. It really was unfortunate to see the legendary José Aldo treated in the manner that he was after succumbing to Conor McGregor’s left-hand at UFC 194 in 2015 and since then, barring …
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José Aldo absolutely destroyed Jeremy Stephens at UFC Calgary with an impeccably timed body-shot in the very first round. Oh man, that probably felt good! Aldo managed to bounce back in incredible fashion at UFC Calgary last night, crushing the fearsome Jeremy Stephens in the opening stanza of their co-main event fixture. For all the adversity the Brazilian has been …
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Andre Pederneiras, the former Nova Uniao head-coach, has argued that his star-pupil José Aldo deserves to be considered one of the greatest of all-time. MMA fans tend to have short memories. In the case of José Aldo, it does seem as though many either have forgotten or simply didn’t experience him at the very peak of his powers. As the …
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The former-featherweight champion of the world will face an undeniably tough task as he meets Jeremy Stephens at UFC Calgary on July 28. Oh how the times have been tough on the former-champ José Aldo in recent years. Once seen as one of the world’s pound-for-pound kings, Aldo has now gone 1-3 in his last four and following his 13-second …
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UFC fighters and analysts Daniel Cormier and Dominick Cruz got into a heated debate on Saturday night after the UFC on Fox 28 main event ended in controversy. After being dropped in the opening round of his featherweight showdown with Josh Emmett in Orlando, Jeremy Stephens roared back to finish Emmett in the second. A beautiful left hook signalled the …
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Jeremy Stephens scored his second spectacular stoppage win of 2018 on Saturday night in Orlando, as he rendered Josh Emmett thoroughly unconscious with a vicious barrage of strikes in the second round of the UFC on Fox 28 main event. The finish, however, was not without its controversy, as Stephens appeared to land several illegal strikes amidst the conclusive salvo. Though …
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Jeremy Stephen’s brutal KO victory over Doo-Ho Choi last weekend at UFC St. Louis managed to bring in a pretty unbelievable amount of viewers, all things considered. For all of the talk of you all wondering who the f**k he was, Jeremy Stephens managed to prove his drawing power at UFC St. Louis last weekend. Maybe it was Stephens’ connection …
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Veteran UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens scored his second win in a row on Sunday night in St. Louis, as he drilled fellow concussion distributor Doo Ho Choi with a massive right hand and finished the South Korean with grounded strikes in the second round of the UFC Fight Night 124 main event. Stephens struggled to close the distance against Choi …
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A look at who the five main card winners from UFC 218 will likely face next time out.
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Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens was the author of a pretty sensational performance on Saturday night at UFC 215 – perhaps the best of his entire career – as he comprehensively out-struck former two-time Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez over 3 lopsided rounds. Despite losing by very wide margins – the total deficit across the three scorecards was some 13 points …
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Knockout specialist Jeremy Stephens suffered a TKO of his own this time last year. At the UFC 205 press conference, the otherwise quiet Stephens found his voice and attempted to get his name into the conversation when Conor McGregor was asked who would give him the hardest fight from those on stage. “Right here! Right here, the hardest-hitting 145-pounder. Right here. …
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