Jeremy Stephens will turn this Saturday, four years after leaving the promotion.
The coming Saturday, UFC des Moines promises to be a blockbuster event, headed by bantamweight contenders, Cory Sandhagen and Deiveson Figueiredo.
One of the biggest talk points about the event, however, is that UFC fan favorite Jeremy Stephens returns to the promotion for the first time in four years after a successful Stint in BKFC.
In his last outing, 'Lil Heathen' colleague -legend Eddie Alvarez recorded in the BKFC ring, then broke his jaw and then won the fight.
On Saturday in his return to his hometown, Stephens will take on the impressive Brit, Mason Jones.
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Stephens could get closer to Conor McGregor with Win in Iowa
After his victory over 'The Underground King', Stephens sent a hair -raising warning to Conor McGregor, and told him that his time at the top was up and that he then wanted to fight him.
McGregor and Stephens then finished in the BKFC ring, and it seemed to be sure that the next fight by Conor McGregor would come under the BKFC banner.
The Irish contract with the UFC, however, stopped a potential fight against Stephens in BKFC, despite clear interest from both hunters.
Fortunately for the inhabitant of Iowa, however, McGregor recently teased his comeback to the UFC and claimed that he and Michael Chandler have 'unfinished things'.
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Although 'The Notorious' first views a comeback fight against Chandler, with a victory in his hometown, Des Moines, Stephens could take a step closer to a fight against McGregor, take Michael Chandler's possible.
Although it seems certain that when the former UFC Double Champion returns, he is confronted with 'Iron' Mike, Timing will remain everything in MMA's sport, and with Chandler now 1-5 in his last six fights, it remains unclear where he is going here.
Jeremy Stephens wants revenge for one of the most viral moments in the UFC history
McGregor and Stephens not only briefly clashed in BKFC, which made their rivalry relevant, Stephens was part of one of the most viral moments in the UFC history during a McGregor press conference.
McGregor and Stephens shared the stage at the UFC 205 -press conference, and after 'Lil Heathen' claimed that he would give the Irish's hardest fight on stage, McGregor turned around and asked: “Who the f is that guy?”.
That moment remains one of the most iconic moments in the history of the promotion, and Stephens is hopeful that one day he can show exactly what he meant nine years ago.
With Stephens' contract with the UFC that only covers one fight, if he achieves an impressive victory, he could agree with the UFC full -time. If not, he still has the chance to fight with the gloves with the gloves in BKFC.