{"id":326424,"date":"2019-09-27T06:27:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=326424"},"modified":"2019-09-27T06:46:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:46:54","slug":"jeremy-stephens-responds-to-angry-ufc-mexico-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jeremy-stephens-responds-to-angry-ufc-mexico-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Stephens discusses angry UFC Mexico crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeremy Stephens became a walking target for fans at UFC Mexico after his fight against Yair Rodriguez was stopped after just 15 seconds.<\/p>\n

Stephens was unable to continue fighting in the main event after Rodriguez accidentally poked him in the eye at the start of the first round. Fans were unsurprisingly disappointed by the early stoppage, and took action into their own hands by pelting beer cans and garbage toward the cage.<\/p>\n

Stephens and his team had trash thrown at them<\/a> as they rushed out of the arena.<\/p>\n

During an interview with MMA Fighting<\/a>, he gave his take on the crowd’s reaction,<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I like beer \u2013 they were throwing beer,\u201d said Stephens. \u201cI get it. Trust me, I get it. I know how the Mexican crowd was, I knew they were booing me. I love that situation. I actually love being the underdog or the bad guy. I totally get it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been the same thing if I won. I would have knocked him out, I\u2019m always jumping over [the cage], hugging my wife, who knows what would have happened. Nothing I can do. It\u2019s out of my control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though he holds no animosity towards the Mexican crowd, Jeremy Stephens felt for the security guards who protected his family and team as they left the event, as they received the brunt of the abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just felt bad for the people who were trying to protect my family and the other people, because some of those people ended up getting hurt,\u201d said Stephens. \u201cI heard Carla Esparza had a beer thrown on her before she even came out. That\u2019s not class at all, but that\u2019s expected when you go to another country. They\u2019re rivals and crazy fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually kind of embrace that chaos. It was just one of those weird nights. I don\u2019t hold any ill will.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sucks to go out like that. I had an amazing time and experience in Mexico. I chose to be down there. I spent a lot of time away from my family, and so did the other camp. Those guys spent time away from their families (and) spent money,” he said.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez will rematch at UFC Boston<\/a>. Let’s hope for a more decisive end when they meet again.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/27\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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