Category: Jeremy Stephens

  • BREAKING | Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens to Headline UFC on Fox 28 in Orlando

    BREAKING | Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens to Headline UFC on Fox 28 in Orlando

    The speculation is over regarding UFC on Fox 28’s main event. After losing the Yoel Romero vs David Branch fight that was looking like it was going to end up headlining in Orlando, Florida, the Orlando Sentinel has now reported that the main event will be a top Featherweight clash between Josh Emmett and Jeremy […]

  • The MMA community reacts to Jeremy Stephens’ TKO of Doo Ho Choi

    The MMA community reacts to Jeremy Stephens’ TKO of Doo Ho Choi

    Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated debut in St. Louis, long-time featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens authored yet another impressive win, this time at the expense of fan favorite South Korean prospect Doo Ho Choi. Here’s how the MMA community reacted to Jeremy Stephen’s crushing TKO victory: I really could see this […]

  • UFC St. Louis Results | Jeremy Stephens crushes Doo Ho Choi in the second (highlights)

    UFC St. Louis Results | Jeremy Stephens crushes Doo Ho Choi in the second (highlights)

    In the UFC St. Louis main event, two featherweight knockout artists collided. In one corner, we had the stone-fisted veteran Jeremy Stephens. In the other, we had the unassuming South Korean prospect Doo Ho Choi. Here we go!#UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/nfhVfIPnfT — UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018 Round one began as expected, with Stephens winging his patented […]

  • Jeremy Stephens Posts a Savage Belated Comeback to McGregor’s Infamous Line

    Jeremy Stephens Posts a Savage Belated Comeback to McGregor’s Infamous Line

    Jeremy Stephens was able to put on a great performance against scrappy veteran Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215, but there’s one exchange he’d like to forget. Back at the UFC 205 press conference, he tried to zing Conor McGregor on the spot by saying he’s the ‘hardest hitting 145er’ up there. Quick-witted McGregor clapped back […]

  • Jeremy Stephens Calls Out Korean Zombie and Gets Trolled by the Man Himself

    Jeremy Stephens Calls Out Korean Zombie and Gets Trolled by the Man Himself

    Jeremy Stephens is fresh off of beating Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 thinks to an absolute leg destruction, but he’s not slowing down yet. He almost immediately called out Jose Aldo for a potential scrap at the end of this year or early 2018, unfortunately it turns out that fight isn’t happening for some reason […]

  • Jeremy Stephens wants a fight with Jose Aldo – and a pay boost

    Jeremy Stephens wants a fight with Jose Aldo – and a pay boost

    Over the weekend, on the main card of UFC 215, long-time featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens picked up one of the best wins of his career, blasting former Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez to a lopsided, unanimous decision win. With this win, Stephens set himself up for more big fights inside the talent-rich UFC featherweight division. […]

  • Jeremy Stephens Beats Melendez by Violently Destroying his Leg

    Jeremy Stephens Beats Melendez by Violently Destroying his Leg

    Former UFC lightweight title challenger Gilbert Meledez makes his featherweight debut against “Hardest Hitting 145er” Jeremy Stephens. As soon as this fight was announced, fight fans probably bought fireworks to shoot off in celebration. It’s two scrappers who aren’t going to back down. It’s like they fight on treadmills that are facing each other. Mostly […]

  • Report: Gilbert Melendez heading to featherweight at UFC 215

    Report: Gilbert Melendez heading to featherweight at UFC 215

    This September 9, when the UFC debuts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with UFC 215, former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez will reportedly look for a fresh start in the featherweight division. His opponent for this featherweight debut will be hard-hitting veteran Jeremy Stephens. This bout was first reported by Damon Martin. BREAKING: Jeremy Stephens vs. Gilbert […]

  • UFC on FOX 24 Results: Renato Moicano defeats Jeremy Stephens via split-decision (Highlights)

    UFC on FOX 24 Results: Renato Moicano defeats Jeremy Stephens via split-decision (Highlights)

    UFC on FOX 24 Results: Jeremy Stephens vs. Renato Moicano A featherweight scrap between Jeremy Stephens and Renato Moicano kicked off tonight’s UFC on FOX 24 main card in Kansas City. Round one begins and Stephens lands a hard outside leg kick to start. Moicano respond with one of his own but Jeremy quickly fires […]

  • Jeremy Stephens calls out the Korean Zombie for April fight

    Jeremy Stephens calls out the Korean Zombie for April fight

    Jeremy Stephens is keen to channel Rick Grimes and do some zombie hunting. The brick fisted featherweight recently took to social media to campaign for a bout with Chan Sung Jung – better known as “The Korean Zombie.” Stephens hopes the UFC will put this fight together for the UFC’s planned April 15 debut in […]

  • VIDEO | Cody Garbrandt and Jeremy Stephens’ backstage encounter featured in UFC Embedded

    VIDEO | Cody Garbrandt and Jeremy Stephens’ backstage encounter featured in UFC Embedded

    As the hours between us and the stacked UFC 207 continue to melt away, the UFC has released the fifth instalment of its popular Embedded series for the card. In this episode of the series, we’re treated to backstage footage of the card’s stars – Amanda Nunes, Ronda Rousey, Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt – […]

  • Jeremy Stephens & Cody Garbrandt explain scuffle backstage

    Jeremy Stephens & Cody Garbrandt explain scuffle backstage

    Thursday morning during the UFC 207 early weigh-ins, UFC bantamweight title challenger Cody Garbrandt, and UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens, who is a teammate of Garbrandt’s opponent Dominick Cruz, were involved in a bit of an altercation backstage. While there has been no video of the altercation, footage of security guards quickly darting backstage to handle […]

  • Featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens calls for fight with Clay Guida

    Featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens calls for fight with Clay Guida

    Last month, on the undercard of the massively hyped UFC 205, long-time featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens came up short in a fun fight with former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Though he nearly finished his foe with a second-round head-kick, Stephens was outworked for the rest of the fight, culminating in a clear unanimous win for […]

  • Coach says Frankie Edgar’s camp for Jeremy Stephens fight was his worst ever

    Coach says Frankie Edgar’s camp for Jeremy Stephens fight was his worst ever

    Earlier this month, in the final bout of the UFC 205 undercard, former lightweight champion and longtime featherweight contender Frankie Edgar took on the dangerous Jeremy Stephens. Barring a moment in the second round where he was wobbled by a Stephens head-kick, Edgar would dominate this contest en route to a sound, unanimous decision win. […]

  • VIDEO: This might explain Jeremy Stephens insane KO power

    VIDEO: This might explain Jeremy Stephens insane KO power

    Jeremy “Lil Heathen” Stephens was one of the hardest hitting lightweights in the UFC, and has definitely carried that punching power with him at featherweight. “Lil Heathen” posted a video of him training his striking while using resistance training. Check out the video of Stephens training his punching power for yourself! My speed & power […]

  • Jeremy Stephens looks HUGE in recent photo with welterweight champ Tyron Woodley

    Jeremy Stephens looks HUGE in recent photo with welterweight champ Tyron Woodley

    Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens must be one of the biggest featherweights on the UFC roster. The former lightweight posted a photo on Facebook recently with 170 pound champion Tyron Woodley, and ‘Lil Heathen’ looks bigger than the welterweight champ! See for yourself how Stephens stacks up size-wise with 170 pounders. https://www.facebook.com/LilHeathenMMA/posts/1227277923959226:0 Stephens is set to […]

  • VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens Responds to Conor McGregor: I Went Backstage and that Little Leprechaun Wanted No Part of It

    VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens Responds to Conor McGregor: I Went Backstage and that Little Leprechaun Wanted No Part of It

    Last night, at the official press conference for the stacked UFC 205, Jeremy Stephens did what very few fighters have the courage to do, and engaged MMA’s reigning trash-talk king Conor McGregor on the microphone. This attempt did not go especially well for the featherweight slugger. I appreciate Jeremy Stephens efforts he but he got totally destroyed […]

  • Jeremy Stephens looking for unsanctioned fights with keyboard warriors

    Jeremy Stephens looking for unsanctioned fights with keyboard warriors

    UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens made headlines early this week when he politely called out former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar for a fight at UFC 205 in New York. While there has been no word yet as to whether or not Edgar is willing to accept the fight, Stephens is looking for another fight. Specifically […]

  • VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens calls out Frankie Edgar in the most polite way possible

    VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens calls out Frankie Edgar in the most polite way possible

    .@UFC featherweight @LilHeathenMMA CALLS OUT 'tough as f****** nails' @FrankieEdgar! #PROcasthttps://t.co/w49kf4idII — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 29, 2016 Earlier this month Frankie Edgar had his 5-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Jose Aldo. The fight, which was for the interim featherweight title, would have secured Edgar a title fight with Conor McGregor. […]

  • Jeremy Stephens wants to have a second fight with Anthony Pettis

    Jeremy Stephens wants to have a second fight with Anthony Pettis

    Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (18-5 MMA) recently announced that he would be making the drop to the UFC’s featherweight division. The former UFC lightweight champion is coming off three-straight decision losses in the promotions lightweight division and is looking to find new life at 145-pounds. Waiting for Pettis at 145-pounds appears to be the hard-hitting striker […]

  • VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens enjoying his UFC FN 88 victory at pool party

    VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens enjoying his UFC FN 88 victory at pool party

    .@LiLHeathenMMA is celebrating his victory in style. #PROcasthttps://t.co/wQQEiSWWLl — FOX Sports: PROcast (@PROcast) May 31, 2016 On Sunday, Jeremy Stephens fought former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 88. The fight went to a decision, however it was Stephens who was given the unanimous decision win after a […]

  • Jeremy Stephens plans on going full ‘kill mode’ against Barao

    Jeremy Stephens plans on going full ‘kill mode’ against Barao

    UFC featherweight slugger Jeremy Stephens will square off with former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas. “Lil Heathen” spoke to MMAJunkie about his gameplan for the fight with Barao. Here is what Stephens had to say: “The mindset is ‘kill mode,’” Stephens said. […]

  • VIDEO | The knockout power of Jeremy Stephens

    VIDEO | The knockout power of Jeremy Stephens

    UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens is set to welcome former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao to the 145-pound division at UFC Fight Night 88. Stephens, who has come down from 155-pounds will look to make a statement over the former champion and has the capability to do so in devastating fashion. With 16 of his 24 […]

  • Jeremy Stephens bashes Renan Barao on Twitter

    Jeremy Stephens bashes Renan Barao on Twitter

    This week it was revealed that former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao would be going up to featherweight to fight Jeremy Stephens on May 29th. While the reports have yet to be officially confirmed by the UFC, Jeremy Stephens took to Twitter today to start a war of words with Barao, also revealing that the […]