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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<\/a> former Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez to a lopsided, unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n

With this win, Stephens set himself up for more big fights inside the talent-rich UFC featherweight division. His main priority, however, is a pay increase.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy kids are growing, and I want the best for them and the best for me and to set them up in the future,\u201d Stephens told MMAjunkie.com<\/a> after his win over Melendez. \u201cI\u2019m just now starting to make good money in this sport, and it\u2019s been a long time.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I should be making a (expletive) more money, especially since I just beat a guy who makes probably double what I do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely going to be begging for some more money and putting on these performances (so) I can retire nice,” he concluded. “I definitely want to retire and do some FOX analysis (work). But right now I\u2019m a fighter, and I want to make as much money as I can.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stephens then discussed a possible scrap with former UFC featherweight king Jose Aldo, one of the consensus best fighters ever. Apparently, this is a fight Stephens would love, though he’s not willing to accept Aldo’s desired UFC 217 date in November<\/a>, as he already pushed back his wedding to fight Melendez.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love that fight, but November, it\u2019s a little tight on my schedule, and I can\u2019t push two things back,\u201d Stephens said. \u201cSo December or January, something like that \u2013 that would be something I\u2019d definitely look forward to. He\u2019s a banger and a class act.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think me and him could get it on and give the fans a great showing. But I just can\u2019t do November. I can\u2019t keep pushing things back.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Jose<\/p>\n

Do you want to see Jeremy Stephens and Jose Aldo fight? Who do you think would win?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/11\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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