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The self-proclaimed hardest-hitting featherweight is back in the UFC.
In a signing nobody could have seen coming, 34-fight veteran Jeremy Stephens has been picked up the premier promotion a few months after breaking former champ Eddie Alvarez’s jaw in a bareknuckle boxing bout.
Stephens Gets Second Chance With UFC
Stephens went 3-0 in the BKFC, getting a long-awaited face off with “The Notorious” Conor McGregor at KnuckleMania V before testing free agency.
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On Wednesday, the UFC announced Stephens would be returning against Wales’ Mason Jones at lightweight. Spoiling the Philly homecoming of Eddie Alvarez in his last fight, Stephens fights in his hometown for the first time in nearly 20 years at UFC Des Moines on May 3rd.
“This one’s for the hometown, 5-1-5 LFG!!!” Stephens wrote on Instagram. “Shoutout @danawhite, Hunter Campbell, @ufc Time to put on a show at the@wellsfargoarena_ia, YOU DONT WANNA MISS THIS ONE!! MAY 3RD!!”
It’s not every day the UFC signs someone over the age of 35, Patricio Pitbull, 37, their only exception in recent memory. So, why did they sign the soon-to-be 39 Jeremy Stephens, who hasn’t fought in the UFC in four years? Two words: Conor McGregor.
Unfinished Business With Conor McGregor
Stephens drew a level of interest when pitted against McGregor at KnuckleMania V, the two knockout artists facing off years after “The Notorious” mocked Stephens at the UFC 305 press conference with one line: “Who the f*** is that guy?”
McGregor had told BKFC boss David Feldman he’d fight Stephens in bareknuckle, despite the Irishman being under UFC contract.
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