Tag: Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens Vs. Mateusz Gamrot Added To UFC Event On July 17

Jeremy Stephens will draw Mateusz Gamrot in his return to lightweight at the UFC event on July 17. While there is no location or venue announced, news of the announcement was confirmed by sources at MMA Junkie. Despite coming off four losses in a row, …

Jeremy Stephens will draw Mateusz Gamrot in his return to lightweight at the UFC event on July 17. While there is no location or venue announced, news of the announcement was confirmed by sources at MMA Junkie. Despite coming off four losses in a row, Jeremy Stephens is a legend of the UFC and will […]

Drakkar Klose Takes Issue With White’s Comments On Stephens Shove

Drakkar Klose is unpleased with how things played out after Jeremy Stephens shoved him at the UFC Vegas 24 weigh ins. The highly touted fight was called off after it was revealed that Drakkar Klose suffered not only a concussion but a cervical sprain o…

Drakkar Klose is unpleased with how things played out after Jeremy Stephens shoved him at the UFC Vegas 24 weigh ins. The highly touted fight was called off after it was revealed that Drakkar Klose suffered not only a concussion but a cervical sprain of the neck. Since all were directly related to the incident […]

Drakkar Klose Vows To Fight Stephens On Sight With Street Rules

As far as Drakkar Klose is concerned, the matter between him and Jeremy Stephens is now beyond the confines of the UFC and has become a street issue.  In what was no doubt a first in the history of the UFC, a fight was canceled due to an injury sustain…

As far as Drakkar Klose is concerned, the matter between him and Jeremy Stephens is now beyond the confines of the UFC and has become a street issue.  In what was no doubt a first in the history of the UFC, a fight was canceled due to an injury sustained during the face-offs. This, of […]

Dana White Calls Out Sean Shelby For Letting Stephens Push Klose

Jeremy StephensDana White is none too pleased with matchmaker Sean Shelby at the moment. Last Saturday’s UFC Vegas 24 event saw Robert Whittaker cruise to a victory over Kelvin Gastelum. However, the event didn’t go off without a hitch. The planned co-main event was to see Jeremy Stephens take on Drakkar Klose in an exciting lightweight […]

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Dana White is none too pleased with matchmaker Sean Shelby at the moment.

Last Saturday’s UFC Vegas 24 event saw Robert Whittaker cruise to a victory over Kelvin Gastelum. However, the event didn’t go off without a hitch. The planned co-main event was to see Jeremy Stephens take on Drakkar Klose in an exciting lightweight match-up. But an incident at the weigh-ins the night before prevented that from happening.

When Stephens and Klose came face-to-face on Friday, ‘Lil’ Heathen’ gave his opponent a shove. It was hard enough that the unsuspecting Klose was diagnosed with a concussion and cervical sprain. Despite his best efforts to go though with the fight, Klose was pulled from the card just minutes before the first fight took place.

With White away for a family event, Shelby was overseeing the weigh-ins. In an interview with TSN, White said he believes Shelby should have seen the altercation coming (H/T MMA Junkie).

“He was coming in hot, and it’s Jeremy Stephens. He’s a savage,” White said on Monday. “I mean, yeah, we’re not standing there to look good and take pictures. We are there to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

“Sean Shelby missed that one. Sean Shelby, you know, Sean and I see the thing differently,” White said. “I saw it on social media and called him immediately. I was at my daughter’s … I was in Orlando at the ESPN cheerleading competition. I saw the thing happen on social media and I called Sean and was like, ‘Dude, where was your head on that one?’”

While it remains unclear Klose is going to be forced to the sidelines for, here’s hoping he’s able to make a quick recovery and the UFC can rebook the bout ASAP. The stylistic matchup between the two was already near guaranteed to produce fireworks, so who knows what could happen between the two now that there’s legitimate beef involved.

Do you agree with Dana White that Sean Shelby dropped the ball?

Drakkar Klose Suffered Cervical Sprain, Concussion From Jeremy Stephens Weigh-In Push

Stephens KloseDrakkar Klose suffered a number of issues due to the push he received from Jeremy Stephens. The pair were scheduled to compete in a lightweight co-main event at UFC Vegas 24 last night. However, the fight was called off after Klose had to pull out with the reason stemming from Stephens pushing him during the […]

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Drakkar Klose suffered a number of issues due to the push he received from Jeremy Stephens.

The pair were scheduled to compete in a lightweight co-main event at UFC Vegas 24 last night. However, the fight was called off after Klose had to pull out with the reason stemming from Stephens pushing him during the weigh-in faceoffs.

As it turned out, Klose suffered a cervical sprain of the neck due to extreme whiplash while he also got concussed.

“Per Drakkar Klose’s team, they just got their CT scan results back:He suffered a cervical sprain of the neck and a concussion as a result of the push. No sign of dehydration or anything that could come from a bad weight cut.”

To make matters worse, he woke up the next day with a migraine and nausea before ended up puking a couple hours later.

The fight is expected to be rebooked soon, but it’s certainly not a good look for Stephens or even the UFC for that matter. Hopefully, the former is reprimanded in some form.

Drakkar Klose Confirms Jeremy Stephens’ Push Forced Him Out Of Fight

Drakkar Klose has issued a statement after withdrawing from his UFC Vegas 24 co-main event against Jeremy Stephens. During the UFC Vegas 24 faceoffs on Friday, Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose had a very tense faceoff that ended with Stephens giving K…

Drakkar Klose has issued a statement after withdrawing from his UFC Vegas 24 co-main event against Jeremy Stephens. During the UFC Vegas 24 faceoffs on Friday, Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose had a very tense faceoff that ended with Stephens giving Klose a very hard shove. Though it isn’t too often that things get physical […]