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Jeremy Stephens has violent plans for Yair Rodriguez
Jeremy Stephens will look to get back into the win column when he takes Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Although he is going into hostile territory to fight the Mexican in Rodriguez, Stephens isn’t worried about that. Instead, he believes his experience will be too much for the […]
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Yair Rodriguez, Jeremy Stephens to collide in Mexico City
Two of the UFC featherweight division’s most exciting fighters are reportedly set to collide when the UFC returns to Mexico City on September 21. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Mexico’s own Yair Rodriguez will battle knockout puncher Jeremy Stephens on the card. Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens is set for the Sept. 21 card in […]
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Jeremy Stephens calls out The Korean Zombie!
It didn’t take long for “The Korean Zombie” to get called out. Just minutes after brutally knocking out Renato Moicano in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 154 in Greenville, Chan Sung Jung was called out by fellow featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens. Here’s what Stephens had to say on Twitter: I’ll […]
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Report | Proposed Brian Ortega vs. Jeremy Stephens fight scratched from UFC San Antonio
From the sounds of it, UFC San Antonio almost got a banger of a featherweight matchup. According to a report from ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, a showdown between recent title challenger Brian Ortega and long-time contender Jeremy Stephens was briefly in the works for the card, but the fight was scratched due to the former’s lingering […]
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Jeremy Stephens expresses interest in fight with Justin Gaethje
There is only one Justin Gaethje. Now 20-2 after his recent fantastic knockout of Edson Barboza in the UFC Philadelphia main event, “The Highlight” continues to live up to his nickname and solidify himself as arguably the most exciting MMA fighter of all time. The former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion has proven time […]
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UFC 235 | Jeremy Stephens reflects on loss to Zabit Magomedsharipov
From top to bottom, this past Saturday’s UFC 235 event was a memorable one with great names, fights, and finishes from the opening bell. In the preliminary card’s featured attraction, we saw the return of ‘Lil Heathen’ Jeremy Stephens as he made his 30th career walk to the UFC Octagon. Standing in his way was […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Coach: ‘It just comes down to mindset’ for Jeremy Stephens against Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 235
UFC 235 takes place on Saturday night live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. And to call the card stacked would be an understatement. The event features several big-time match-ups and fighters ranging from current champions to former ones, whether it be inside or outside of the UFC. There will be big debuts […]
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VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens and Zabit Magomedsharipov have backstage encounter
One of the most compelling features of this Saturday’s UFC 235 card is a featherweight scrap between veteran knockout artist Jeremy Stephens and rising contender Zabit Magomedsharipov. With the fight just days away, the pair had an interesting backstage encounter in Las Vegas. See it below: Zabit Magomedsharipov will enter this UFC 235 fight with […]
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Jeremy Stephens reveals he felt suicidal after loss to Jose Aldo
Being a tough person is one thing, but being a fighter is another. Being tough in a general sense and being tough as a fighter is practically an entirely different thing, however. But that doesn’t make a fight any less human than the average tough human in another regard. For UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens, he’s […]
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Jeremy Stephens vs Zabit Magomedsharipov targeted for UFC 235
UFC 235 is still in its infancy when it comes to card building. But what we’re getting so far is looking pretty darn good. A new potential matchup has now surfaced. Per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, a featherweight clash between perennial contender Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens (28-15) and the rising Zabit Magomedsharipov (16-1) is being targeted […]
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UFC on FOX 30 Results: Jose Aldo flattens Jeremy Stephens in the first (video)
A key featherweight fight featuring former division kingpin Jose Aldo taking on knockout artist Jeremy Stephens served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC on FOX 30 fight card from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Jose Aldo entered tonight’s contest on the heels of a two-fight losing streak, with both of those losses coming via third-round TKO […]
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Jeremy Stephens accuses Brian Ortega of ducking him
When UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was removed from last Saturday’s UFC 226 bill, his opponent Brian Ortega was offered a last-minute replacement fight with surging featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens. Ortega turned this fight down. While Ortega has since explained his reasoning, Stephens still feels he was ducked by the undefeated contender. Stephens gave his […]
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After being offered UFC 226 interim title fights with Ortega and Edgar, Jeremy Stephens says he’s ‘always ready’
Last night, UFC 226 was dealt a terrible blow as featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced out of his co-main event featherweight title fight with undefeated challenger Brian Ortega. Holloway was removed from the card, which goes down this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, with concussion-like symptoms. From there, the UFC apparently made a brief attempt at […]
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Report | Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens interim featherweight title fight possible for UFC 226
Yes, you read that headline correctly. In the wake of Max Holloway’s gut-wrenching removal from the UFC 226 co-main event, the UFC is reportedly considering tacking a last-minute interim featherweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens onto the bill. This news comes from John Morgan of MMAjunkie. No official word available at this […]
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Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens booked for co-main event battle in Calgary
Though it was briefly linked to the UFC’s upcoming return to Singapore, Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens’s compelling featherweight showdown will instead serve as the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This return to Calgary goes down on July 22. This news was first reported by Combate, and has now […]
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Report | Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens scrap gets moved from Singapore to Canada
Earlier this year, reports surfaced that former UFC featherweight king Jose Aldo had agreed to a June 23 showdown with surging knockout artist Jeremy Stephens in Singapore. Then, however, the UFC announced that a Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Leon Edwards scrap would serve as the UFC Singapore main event, which raised question about the status […]
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Jeremy Stephens agrees to fight Jose Aldo at UFC Singapore
Jeremy Stephens agrees to fight Jose Aldo at UFC Singapore Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and perennial division contender Jeremy Stephens appear to be on a collision course for June’s UFC event in Singapore. Earlier this month, CanalCombat reported that Jose Aldo was offered and had accepted a bout with “Lil Heathen” for the […]
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Jose Aldo says he’s been offered a fight with Jeremy Stephens in Singapore
Former featherweight champion Jose Aldo and long-time featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens have recently expressed mutual interest in fighting one another. From the sounds of it, the’ll get their wish. According to Sport TV and CanalCombat reporter Ana Hissa, Aldo has officially been offered a bout with Stephens. The bout is being targeted for the UFC’s […]
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Jose Aldo Wants Showdown with Jeremy Stephens Next
It felt like we would never see the days that the longtime featherweight ruler, Jose Aldo wouldn’t be in the title mix. But here we are. After suffering two consecutive losses for the first time in his career, both by TKO(also a first) to current champion, Max Holloway, the consensus greatest featherweight of all time […]
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UFC rankings update: Ilir Latifi and Jeremy Stephens crack top-5 in their divisions
In the wake of last weekend’s action-packed UFC Orlando card, the UFC has updated its official rankings. As expected, featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens has made a big climb up the featherweight ladder for his crushing knockout of Josh Emmett, while light heavyweight contender Ilir Latifi burst into his divisional top-5 for his submission of […]
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Josh Emmett wishes Dan Miragliotta had “done his job” after “illegal blow”
Last Saturday night, featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens performed his latest act of savagery, this time at the expense of Team Alpha Male’s Josh Emmett, who he put down with a second-round shelling of punches, knees, and elbows. Regrettably, Stephens’s win has been shadowed in controversy, as several of the strikes he threw in the […]
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Jeremy Stephens defends controversial strikes thrown during finish of Josh Emmett
On Saturday night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Orlando, Florida, featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens authored yet another brutal stoppage win, this time at the expense of Josh Emmett. Unfortunately, Stephen’s knockout win, which left Emmett with a shattered orbital bone, was shadowed in controversy, as several of the strikes […]
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UFC Orlando: Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett full fight video highlights
Last night, the UFC touched down in sun-soaked Orlando, Florida with an exciting 12-fight card. In the main event, cinderblock-fisted featherweight contenders Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett collided in a fight that had Performance of the Night written all over it. In the end, the fight met those early expectations, with Stephens coming out on […]
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MMA Community reacts to Jeremy Stephens brutal knockout of Josh Emmett!
MMA Community reacts to Jeremy Stephens brutal knockout of Josh Emmett! UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens added another finish to his highlight reel tonight in Orlando scoring a savage second-round knockout victory over surging division contender Josh Emmett. Emmett was able to drop Stephens late in round one but “Lil Heathen” was able to recover and […]
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UFC Orlando Results: Jeremy Stephens KO’s Josh Emmett (VIDEO)
UFC Orlando Results: Jeremy Stephens KO’s Josh Emmett A key featherweight tilt between Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephens headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 28 event in Orlando, Florida. Round one begins and both fighters are trying to find their range early. Stephens lands a nice low kick. He just misses with a left hook attempt. […]
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‘Savage Killer’ Jeremy Stephens Ready to Take Out Untested Josh Emmett at UFC Orlando
Who is that guy? That’s the hardest hittin’ 145-er, Jeremy Stephens. Fresh off his vicious finish of rising prospect Dooho Choi, Stephens is stepping into the Octagon with Josh Emmett this weekend, who is no stranger to throwing heat himself. He just took out perennial featherweight gatekeeper Ricardo Lamas in an outcome that shocked a […]
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Josh Emmett Believes He Can’t be Denied a Title Shot With a Win over Jeremy Stephens
Very few fighters capitalize on opportunities the way that Josh Emmett did at UFC on Fox 26 in Winnipeg, Canada. Emmett was a replacement for former UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo who pulled out of his rematch with Ricardo Lamas to fill in for the injured Frankie Edgar against current champion, Max Holloway at […]
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Jeremy Stephens “Blessed” That Yves Edwards KO’d Him
After a bumpy 2-5 in his last seven, Jeremy Stephens has put together two very impressive performances over the likes of Doo Ho Choi and former Strikeforce lightweight champion and two-time UFC lightweight title challenger, Gilbert Melendez. Stephens’ last fight against Choi took place in January where he won in exciting fashion with a second-round […]