MMA fighter Jeremy Stephens proves he still has what he takes as he demolishes Eddie Alvarez at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.
Both fighters came in with a lot of energy, exchanging savage blows and punches for the first two rounds of the fight. The shots soon started to take a toll on Alvarez as he began to pull out in round three after suffering multiple takedowns before the fight came to an end. The last takedown drastically affected Stephens, as he ended the fight after the third round. Stephens took this moment to jeer at the audience. In a post-fight interview, Stephens says he would like to face Conor McGregor.
“Old Cocaine Conor,” Stephens said at a post-fight news conference. “He’s got a long path, bro. It’s all good promotion. I love it. I love to come in there right in front of his face and have him doubt me. And, I feel like (David) Feldman and him were up against me. Everybody was up against me. I came to another city. To feel this kind of resolve. Like (Israel) Adesanya said. Everybody doubted me. Everybody had me out. I went up to somebody else’s city and took out another king.
“He said I wasn’t a champion, but it ain’t hardware that makes you a champion. It’s heart, grit, resilience. It’s persistence, and It’s willing to take a pay cut to make a delusion a reality. I bring my pain to purpose. You guys don’t know what the f*ck I had to deal with to get here. You’ll never know. But if feels f*cking good, dude. It feels f*cking good to be in this moment.”
McGregor claims that he will fight Stephens under the BKFC banner and that he just needs a date. The two went forehead-to-forehead before they exchanged a powerful dap-up.
Jeremy Stephens def. Eddie Alvarez via TKO (corner stoppage) – Round 3
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Bec Rawlings def. Taylor Starling unanimous decision
Pat Brady def. Zach Calmus via TKO – Round 1
John Garbarino def. Apostle Spencer via knockout – Round 1
Kaine Tomlinson Jr. def. Patrick Sullivan via knockout – Round 1
Steve Banks def. Joey Dawejko via TKO – Round 3
Brandon Meyer def. Zedekiah Montanez via knockout – Round 2
Travis Thompson def. Zachary Pannell via knockout – Round 2
Phil Caracappa def. Noah Norman via disqualification – Round 4
Cody Russell def. Logan Tucker via knockout – Round 3
tso Babulaidze def. Bryan McDowell via unanimous decision
