Police in Des Moines, Iowa, say Jeremy Stephens’ UFC on FX 5 booking was their first confirmation of the fighter’s whereabouts following his alleged participation in a October 2011 assault.
Acting on that knowledge, they had the fighter arrested on an outstanding warrant on the morning of his Oct. 5 fight.
Stephens was scheduled to fight Yves Edwards on the preliminary card of the FX-televised event at Target Center in Minneapolis.