{"id":102504,"date":"2014-06-24T18:07:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T01:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=102504"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:59:55","slug":"jeremy-stephens-promised-title-shot-with-win-over-swanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jeremy-stephens-promised-title-shot-with-win-over-swanson\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Stephens Promised Title Shot With Win Over Swanson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-lil-heathen-out-to-prove-his-innocence-ready-to-fight-anytime-ufc-news\/stephens-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43090\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/stephens.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"stephens\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/stephens.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/stephens-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/stephens-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC featherweight Jeremy &#8216;Lil Heathen&#8217; Stephens was promised a title shot by UFC Officials should he defeat Cub Swanson this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44: Swanson vs. Stephens.  Prior to this announcement Dana White confirmed with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/06\/ufc-fight-night-44s-jeremy-stephens-told-to-expect-title-shot-with-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a> that the winner of the bout will &#8220;probably&#8221; get a title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Heathen spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/06\/ufc-fight-night-44s-jeremy-stephens-told-to-expect-title-shot-with-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a> about his upcoming bout with Swanson.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve been told that (the winner gets a title shot), but nothing\u2019s ever for sure,\u201d Stephens told MMAjunkie. \u201cIt\u2019s all based on performance, but with this fight matchup, I don\u2019t think performance is going to be much of a disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this fight just screams \u2018Performance\u2019 and \u2018Fight of the Night\u2019 and probably \u2018Fight of the Year\u2019 all over it. I think both of our styles match up in that particular manner. We\u2019re going to go in there, and we\u2019re going to slug it out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stephens found a resurgence in his career after dropping down to featherweight after three straight losses in the lightweight division.  Since making the drop to 145, Stephens has gone a perfect 4-0.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s not just the weight cut,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s all the hard work and dedication and persistence that I\u2019ve been putting in. Even in my down time in the rough couple outings I had at 155, there was a lot of progress in the gym, and I just kind of carried that through and really believed in myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made the changes, made the cut and reset goals for myself at 145 pounds.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC featherweight Jeremy &#8216;Lil Heathen&#8217; Stephens was promised a title shot by UFC Officials should he defeat Cub Swanson this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44: Swanson vs. Stephens. Prior to this announcement Dana White confirmed with MMAJunkie.com that the winner of the bout will &#8220;probably&#8221; get a title shot. 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