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Jeremy Stephens Opens Up On Controversial Win Over Josh Emmett

Jeremy Stephens had to defend his latest win as many people have different views on it. As seen in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 that took place on Saturday night (February 24, 2018) at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on FOX, Stephens appeared to la…

Jeremy Stephens had to defend his latest win as many people have different views on it. As seen in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 that took place on Saturday night (February 24, 2018) at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on FOX, Stephens appeared to land an illegal knee to Josh Emmett while […]

UFC on FOX 28 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Jeremy Stephens Leads Pack

UFC on FOX 28 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. The free event took place on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The main card aired on FOX at 8 p.m. ET while the preliminary card was split broadcasted on […]

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UFC on FOX 28 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

The free event took place on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

The main card aired on FOX at 8 p.m. ET while the preliminary card was split broadcasted on FOX at 6 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass 4 p.m. ET.

Josh Emmett vs. Jeremy Stephens in a featherweight bout headlines this show while Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres in a women’s strawweight bout served as the co-main event.

Rounding out this four bout main card was Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ilir Latifi in a light heavyweight bout and Mike Perry vs. Max Griffin in a welterweight bout.

The full payouts include:

Jeremy Stephens: $20,000
def. Josh Emmett: $5,000

Jessica Andrade: $10,000
def. Tecia Torres: $5,000

Ilir Latifi: $5,000
def. Ovince Saint Preux: $15,000

Max Griffin: $5,000
def. Mike Perry: $5,000

Brian Kelleher: $5,000
def. Renan Barao: $10,000

Marion Reneau: $5,000
def. Sara McMann: $5,000

Angela Hill: $5,000
def. Maryna Moroz: $5,000

Alan Jouban: $10,000
def. Ben Saunders: $10,000

Sam Alvey: $10,000
def. Marcin Prachnio: $3,500

Rani Yahya: $15,000
def. Russell Doane: $5,000

Alex Perez: $3,500
def. Eric Shelton: $5,000

Manny Bermudez: $3,500
def. Albert Morales $5,000

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Josh Emmett Will Appeal Controversial Knockout Loss to Jeremy Stephens

Top-ranked UFC featherweight Josh Emmett saw his momentum come to a halt when he was viciously stopped by Jeremy Stephens (watch highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., February 24, 2018) UFC on FOX 28 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Coming off his own upset knockout win over Ricardo Lamas, Emmett […]

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Top-ranked UFC featherweight Josh Emmett saw his momentum come to a halt when he was viciously stopped by Jeremy Stephens (watch highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., February 24, 2018) UFC on FOX 28 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Coming off his own upset knockout win over Ricardo Lamas, Emmett fought well in the opening round of his headlining bout with “Lil ‘Heathen,” dropping him with a right hook that made it seem like a truly fearsome knockout artist was beginning to break out.

However, the veteran Stephens exhibited the iron will that’s exemplified his exciting but inconsistent career, persevering to drop Emmett with a monster left hand and finishing it with a barrage of full-power elbows in the second frame. It came with a decent amount of controversy, unfortunately, as it looked like Stephens may have landed an illegal knee on a down Emmett before replay showed he had landed what were some much more obviously illegal elbows to the back of Emmett’s head only seconds before he was brutally knocked out.

Urijah Faber blasted the non-call from Dan Miragliotta and also Dominick Cruz and Michael Bisping for brushing it off, and Emmett predictably has a similar view of the situation. Shortly after the controversial fight ended, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported that Emmett will appeal the loss before the Florida State Boxing Commission.

Instant replay was not available for Miragliotta to use in Florida, which could have possibly changed the outcome if the knee, or more clearly the elbows were made available in slow-motion.

Either way, Emmett will have his day before the Florida commission, but fight appeals are rarely changed in situations like these. The elbows to the back of the head should be easy to spot, so perhaps Emmett does have an outside chance at a no contest and a rematch.

What do you think? Should the Orlando main event have been stopped when Stephens landed the strikes or was the knockout win for ‘Lil’ Heathen’ deserved?

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Urijah Faber Goes Off On ‘Illegal Knee’ From Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens scored a third consecutive win when he brutally knocked out rising star Josh Emmett (highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., February 24, 2018) UFC on FOX 28 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, but it didn’t come without some controversy. There was a debate whether or not Stephens […]

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Jeremy Stephens scored a third consecutive win when he brutally knocked out rising star Josh Emmett (highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., February 24, 2018) UFC on FOX 28 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, but it didn’t come without some controversy.

There was a debate whether or not Stephens landed an illegal knee, and then possibly a series of illegal elbows, during a hectic finishing sequence where after “Lil’ Heathen” dropped Emmett with a left hook. Referee Dan Miragliotta never stepped in to declare the knee or the elbows illegal, but Emmett and his Team Alpha Male teammates vehemently disagree.

At least one and most likely two of the vicious elbows did hit Emmett in the back of the head.

After the win, FOX Sports 1 post-fight show co-hosts Dominick Cruz, who’s a teammate of Stephens’ at Alliance MMA, and Michael Bisping argued the knee barely grazed Emmett and didn’t ultimately have any bearing on the outcome.

Team Alpha Male coach Urijah Faber disagrees. “The California Kid” blasted Cruz and Bisping about the knee, which was more in question than the elbows given the rapid sequence, on Instagram shortly after the fight by calling it clearly illegal:

“Dominick Cruz and Michael Bisping are f*cking blind. That was a knee to the back of the head. An illegal knee to the illegal back of the head. Give me a friggin’ break. Congratulations to Stephens. He fought a good one.”

It’s at least a little surprising to hear Faber not mention the elbows, which did appear to be much more egregious upon replay review.

Emmett will most likely appeal the loss before the Florida commission presiding over the event, but he could be fighting an uphill battle on this one.

Did longtime ref Miragliotta clearly drop the ball in more than one place in Orlando last night, or was did it all unfold too fast to discern the strikes?

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UFC Orlando Bonuses: Stephens & Latifi Cash In On Brutal Victories

UFC on FOX 28 emanated tonight (Saturday, February 24, 2018) from the Amway Center in Orlando, FL, and was headlined by a featherweight tilt between Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett. Stephens scintillating second-round knockout earned him one of the Performance of the Night bonuses. Despite getting dropped in the first-round with a right hook, Stephens […]

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UFC on FOX 28 emanated tonight (Saturday, February 24, 2018) from the Amway Center in Orlando, FL, and was headlined by a featherweight tilt between Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett.

Stephens scintillating second-round knockout earned him one of the Performance of the Night bonuses. Despite getting dropped in the first-round with a right hook, Stephens managed to recover and find his footing in the second. He put down Emmett with a looping left hook in the second. Follow-up elbows (and an attempted illegal knee) rendered Emmett unconscious and unable to protect himself. Stephens got a second straight main event knockout and earned an extra $50,000 for his troubles.

The other Performance of the Night went to Ilir Latifi, who choked Ovince St. Preux unconscious with a standing guillotine choke. A back-and-forth first round turned suddenly when Latifi knocked OSP down with hook. The Tennessee native tried to recover and wrap up the Sweden-based fighter but found himself ensnared in the fight-ending choke. Latifi released the unconscious St. Preux and walked off with the win and an extra $50,000.

The Fight of the Night went to welterweight sluggers Alan Jouban and Ben Saunders. Their fight was made for violence, and the two men delivered. Jouban’s superior hand speed and blistering kicks beat up Saunders for the duration of their abbreviated contest. But Saunders landed his share of shots as well. Jouban abruptly put an end to the bout with flush left cross on an already compromised Saunders that folded “Killa B” where he stood, his leg grotesquely bent underneath him. The two former training partners each took home an extra $50,000 for their spirited brawl.

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Twitter Reacts To Electric, Controversial UFC Orlando

UFC on FOX 28 went down tonight (Saturday, February 24, 2018) from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The night was headlined by two rising featherweight contenders in Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephens. “Lil Heathen” had to survive some early adversity, getting dropped in the first frame. But he returned the favor in the second, […]

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UFC on FOX 28 went down tonight (Saturday, February 24, 2018) from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The night was headlined by two rising featherweight contenders in Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephens. “Lil Heathen” had to survive some early adversity, getting dropped in the first frame. But he returned the favor in the second, dropping Emmett in the second with a looping left hook. Unlike Emmett, Stephens was able to adequately follow-up to get the W. He smashed Emmett into unconsciousness with elbows to close out another signature win.

The co-feature was a number-one contender battle as women’s strawweights as Tecia Torres and Jessica Andrade locked horns. Torres took a competitive first round with effective counter punches, but Andrade’s relentless pressure and physicality won out. Over the final ten minutes, the Brazilian repeatedly slammed the “Tiny Tornado” to the mat. Torres was almost always able to return to her feet, but Andrade banked the final two frames to lock up the win.

See how Twitter reacted to these pivotal clashes below:

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