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Jeremy Stephens & Josh Emmett Look To Jump Into 145-Pound Title Hunt at UFC On FOX 28

This weekend at UFC On FOX 28, featherweight hell-raisers Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett lock horns in an important five-round, 145-pound main event battle. The fight, which takes place at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, is a matchup between two of …

This weekend at UFC On FOX 28, featherweight hell-raisers Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett lock horns in an important five-round, 145-pound main event battle. The fight, which takes place at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, is a matchup between two of the very-best featherweights in the world. In a 145-pound division that’s in transition since […]

Jeremy Stephens-Josh Emmett Booked as UFC on FOX 28 Main Event

Days removed from his victory over Dooho Choi in the main event of UFC Fight Night 124, Jeremy Stephens will move directly into another headline bout. Stephens will face Josh Emmett in the main event at UFC on FOX 28. The bout was first reported by the…

Days removed from his victory over Dooho Choi in the main event of UFC Fight Night 124, Jeremy Stephens will move directly into another headline bout. Stephens will face Josh Emmett in the main event at UFC on FOX 28. The bout was first reported by the Orlando Sentinel. The event takes place February 28 […]

UFC St. Louis Reebok Fighter Payouts: Jeremy Stephens Tops List

UFC St. Louis is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC St. Louis (Fight Night 124) is set to took place on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The event was the promotion’s first visit to the city. The main […]

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

UFC St. Louis (Fight Night 124) is set to took place on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The event was the promotion’s first visit to the city.

The main card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card was split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET.

Jeremy Stephens vs. Doo Ho Choi in a featherweight bout will serve as the main event while Paige VanZant vs. Jessica Rose-Clark in a female flyweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the four bout main card is Darren Elkins vs. Michael Johnson in a featherweight bout and Kamaru Usman vs. Emil Weber Meek in a welterweight bout.

The full UFC payouts include:

Jeremy Stephens: $20,000 def. Dooho Choi: $5,000

Jessica-Rose Clark: $3,500 def. Paige VanZant: $5,000

Kamaru Usman: $5,000 def. Emil Meek: $3,500

Darren Elkins: $15,000 def. Michael Johnson: $15,000

James Krause: $10,000 def. Alex White: $5,000

Polo Reyes: $5,000 def. Matt Frevola: $3,500

Irene Aldana: $3,500 def. Talita Bernardo: $3,500

Kyung Ho Kang: $5,000 def. Guido Cannetti: $3,500

Jessica Eye: $5,000 def. Kalindra Faria: $3,500

J.J. Aldrich: $3,500 def. Danielle Taylor: $5,000

Mads Burnell: $3,500 def. Mike Santiago: $3,500

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UFC St. Louis Bonuses: ‘Heathen’ & ‘Superboy’ Bank FOTN

UFC Fight Night 124 emanated tonight (Sunday, January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO. The evening was headlined by an intriguing featherweight tilt between long-time contender Jeremy Stephens and the hard-punching up-and-comer Dooho Choi. After a back-and-forth first frame that Choi probably took on greater volume, Stephens got the biggest win […]

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UFC Fight Night 124 emanated tonight (Sunday, January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO. The evening was headlined by an intriguing featherweight tilt between long-time contender Jeremy Stephens and the hard-punching up-and-comer Dooho Choi.

After a back-and-forth first frame that Choi probably took on greater volume, Stephens got the biggest win of his career in the second. Leg kicks and occasional punching combinations were the names of the game for the two hard-hitting featherweights. Choi opened the second with a flush front kick to “Lil Heathen’s” face, and that set off a temporary wild brawl. Stephens started to find a home for his shots and found success pressuring Choi backwards. A looping right hand connected behind Choi’s ear and sent him to the deck. Stephens pounced with a ruthless ground assault of punches and elbows, forcing the ref to jump in to save Choi. For their efforts, Stephens and Choi go home with an extra $50,000 and Fight of the Night.

Insanely tough featherweight standout Darren Elkins gave Michael Johnson a rude welcome to the division with a second-round rear-naked choke and so banked an extra $50,000 for Performance of the Night. As has become typical for “The Damage”, Elkins withstood a beating in the first frame from the faster, crisper striker in Johnson. But Elkins, as always, refused to quit. He caught a second-round leg kick for his first takedown, and Johnson soon looked imperiled. Unable to get Elkins off of him, Johnson exploded and turned, giving up his back in the process. Elkins sunk in his hooks, and the choke soon followed.

The other Performance of the Night bonus went to Marco Polo Reyes, who greeted “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” alum Matt Frevola with a first-round knockout. “Steamrolla” was aggressive to a fault from the outset and never got to try his wrestling and grappling, where most thought he would have an advantage. Frevola waded forward behind winging power hooks, only to be met by sharp counters from the Mexican Reyes. The Entram Gym export hurt Frevola with a right hand and multiple left hooks before closing the show with one more right hand that sent Frevola slumping to the canvas. Reyes collected an extra $50,000 for his handiwork.

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Jeremy Stephens vs. Dooho Choi Full Fight Video Highlights

Based on Jeremy Stephens’ extensive track record inside the cage and Dooho Choi’s last fight, a “Fight of the Night”-winning war with Cub Swanson, the main event of tonight’s (Sun. January 14, 2017) UFC Fight Night 124 from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, promised to be an explosive affair full of fireworks. And after […]

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Based on Jeremy Stephens’ extensive track record inside the cage and Dooho Choi’s last fight, a “Fight of the Night”-winning war with Cub Swanson, the main event of tonight’s (Sun. January 14, 2017) UFC Fight Night 124 from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, promised to be an explosive affair full of fireworks.

And after a somewhat lackluster main card in Missouri, the main event delivered just that.

The back-and-forth first round saw both fighters find success with low kicks as they both landed some good shots in a close round that Stephens may have edged on forward pressure and activity on a more patient Choi. But the proverbial gloves came off in the second frame, with both men swinging wildly and landing huge strikes:


It was just the style of fight Stephens loves, and he capitalized by pushing the pace on Choi and rocking him with a huge right hook that dropped him right before he followed up with some hellacious elbows on the ground to finish it:


Here’s another look at the shot that became the beginning of the end for “The Korean Superboy”:

He also added a monstrous right on the ground as part of the fight-ending sequence:

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Twitter Reacts To Explosive UFC St. Louis Main Event

UFC Fight Night 124 went down tonight (Sunday, January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center as the octagon came to St. Louis, MO for the first time. The evening was headlined by a featherweight clash between longtime UFC vet Jeremy Stephens and exciting up-and-comer Doo Ho Choi. A simmering first round gave way to a […]

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UFC Fight Night 124 went down tonight (Sunday, January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center as the octagon came to St. Louis, MO for the first time. The evening was headlined by a featherweight clash between longtime UFC vet Jeremy Stephens and exciting up-and-comer Doo Ho Choi.

A simmering first round gave way to a break-neck second. Leg kicks, jabs, and occasional punching combinations flew from both men, with “The Korean Superboy” likely edging out the first frame. He opened the second with a front kick to Stephens’ face, and that set off a borderline brawl. Stephens eventually settled into pressuring Choi backward, getting his jab going effectively. A winging right hand clipped and dropped Choi, spelling the beginning of the end. Stephens closed the show with vicious, crushing ground and pound punches and elbows, some standing, some diving. In the third main event spot of his career, Stephens finally got a W, the biggest of his career.

After the original co-feature between Uriah Hall and Vitor Belfort fell out the day of the weigh-ins, flyweights Paige VanZant and Jessica-Rose Clark were promoted to co-headliner duty. Clark got the job done, turning away the kick-happy VanZant with takedowns and top control in the first two rounds. She did not press the wrestling in the final round, though, and paid for it as “12 Guage” Paige teed off with kicks to the body and jumping knees and kicks, some coming perilously close to landing flush. This despite VanZant apparently suffering a broken right arm, seemingly from a spinning back-fist she landed in the second. Clark survived to see the final bell and had done enough work in the first ten minutes to take a unanimous decision.

See how Twitter reacted to these exciting bouts below:

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