MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s what I was telling him. Bring it. I\u2019m in shape, you\u2019re in shape, we both spent money, we both lost money on this, now it\u2019s a check raise. Now, more eyes are on the show. Come over and we do this on American soil, and let\u2019s see how they treat you over here. Bring it on.”<\/p>\nAs badly as Stephens wants a do-over with his Mexican rival, he’s not optimistic it’ll happen. He believes that Rodriguez is a little too choosy when it comes to the matchups he accepts, and reminds that Rodriguez was even briefly released from the UFC for not accepting bout offers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guarantee you the kid doesn\u2019t want it,\u201d Stephens said. \u201cMy bet money is that he doesn\u2019t accept the fight, he bitches out and runs. That\u2019s what he does. You saw how he acted after the win. He\u2019s celebrating like he won over an eye poke. Who does that? The kid was nervous all week. I was up in his head, I\u2019m still in his head, and he can either accept the fight or get the f\u2014k out of my way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are facts. I\u2019ve never been cut from the UFC for not taking fights. I took a fight [against\u00a0Zabit Magomedsharipov] when he wouldn\u2019t take it. Who\u2019s the bitch and who\u2019s speaking real facts here? I pushed the kid and he didn\u2019t do s\u2014t.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Rodriguez doesn’t accept a rematch, Stephens won’t be surprised. At this stage, he feels that it’s par for the course for his featherweight peers to avoid him.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople duck and dodge me all the time,\u201d Stephens said. \u201cBrian Ortega\u00a0has ducked me four or five times. These guys don\u2019t want to fight me. They have to fight me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s either Yair, or I have nothing attached to that and we move on. Either we fight or you shut the f\u2014k up, and I continue to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
What do you think is next for Jeremy Stephens?<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/24\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeremy Stephens wants a rematch with Yair Rodriguez after their UFC Mexico showdown was derailed by an inadvertent eye poke. \u201cLet\u2019s run it back,\u201d Stephens told MMA Fighting. \u201cThat\u2019s what I was telling him. Bring it. I\u2019m in shape, you\u2019re in shape, we both spent money, we both lost money on this, now it\u2019s a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":295818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10236,39610,10302],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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