Here at MMAjunkie.com, we largely avoid the typical pre-fight banter and promises of destruction when it comes to headlines and story intros.
But with Jeremy Stephens, an ultra-confident lightweight who meets Anthony Pettis at Saturday’s UFC 136 event, it’s not so much trash-talk as statements of fact.
As far as Stephens is concerned, he’s not threatening anything. He’s just telling you how Saturday plays out: He’s going to hunt down Pettis, work the body, hit the chin, and “destroy him.”