I actually got to see him fight live at the UFC Brooklyn card last year. It was a pinpoint performance as has become the usual with his blending of skills and positions and transitions and his upcoming bout March 2nd is the real jump into deep waters of the division moment: Jeremy Stephens has fought virtually anyone of name in his UFC tenure, and will prove a real stern test in terms of durability, work rate, danger, and overall strength of resume for the Dagestan native.
The last 10 guys Stephens has fought are in no particular order: Aldo, Carneiro, Oliveira, Edgar, Holloway, Bermudez, Choi, Melendez, and Barao...the only name that's not a mainstay of the UFC and proven on the big show stage was Emmett, but he was coming off of a big KO UFC debut. So anyway, the chops of the guys Stephens has faced mean the real question is how does the versatility of Zabit and fluidity hold up under the pressure and craftiness of the power punching veteran Stephens?
This is a great fight to bolster an already solid March 2nd card.
The card is a double title headliner: Woodley vs Usman, Jones vs Smith, bolstered by this bout, then featuring: Holly Holm, Johnny Walker, Cody Garbrandt, and Diego Sanchez amongst others. After that pitiful UFC Australia card, this one should fit the bill as a real deal UFC level PPV affair.
The last 10 guys Stephens has fought are in no particular order: Aldo, Carneiro, Oliveira, Edgar, Holloway, Bermudez, Choi, Melendez, and Barao...the only name that's not a mainstay of the UFC and proven on the big show stage was Emmett, but he was coming off of a big KO UFC debut. So anyway, the chops of the guys Stephens has faced mean the real question is how does the versatility of Zabit and fluidity hold up under the pressure and craftiness of the power punching veteran Stephens?
This is a great fight to bolster an already solid March 2nd card.
The card is a double title headliner: Woodley vs Usman, Jones vs Smith, bolstered by this bout, then featuring: Holly Holm, Johnny Walker, Cody Garbrandt, and Diego Sanchez amongst others. After that pitiful UFC Australia card, this one should fit the bill as a real deal UFC level PPV affair.
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