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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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Video: Matt Hughes Makes Emotional Return After Harrowing Accident

Two-time UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was welcomed back to the promotion during an emotional tribute earlier tonight (Sun. January 14, 2018) at UFC St. Louis. The 43-year-old was driving his truck last June near his hometown of Hillsboro, Illinois when he was hit by an oncoming train. The train hit the driver’s side of the vehicle […]

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Two-time UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was welcomed back to the promotion during an emotional tribute earlier tonight (Sun. January 14, 2018) at UFC St. Louis.

The 43-year-old was driving his truck last June near his hometown of Hillsboro, Illinois when he was hit by an oncoming train. The train hit the driver’s side of the vehicle and Hughes was airlifted to the HSHS St. John’s Hospital to be treated.  Somehow Hughes was in stable condition just days after the crash and had suffered no broken bones or any other internal injuries.

Despite the lack of serious physical injuries Hughes was minimally responsive for quite some time, before being able to play around on the ground with friends mimicking jiu-jitsu two months later in August. Today Hughes is back up and walking around, and was even able to walk down Octagon side and sit with UFC President Dana White to enjoy the main card of UFC St. Louis.

The UFC played a great video package paying tribute to Hughes, before he was welcomed out to the arena with a huge pop from the crowd. Check it out here:

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UFC St. Louis Preliminary Card Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 14th, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC St. Louis. Headlining the card are Jeremy Stephens and Doo Ho Choi, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 14th, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC St. Louis. Headlining the card are Jeremy Stephens and Doo Ho Choi, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

James Krause vs. Alex White in a lightweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1 in what should be an interesting fight.

Marco Polo Reyes vs Matt Frevola is next in a lightweight bout.

Talita Bernardo vs. Irene Aldana in a female bantamweight bout is next.

Kyung Ho Kang vs. Guido Cannetti in a bantamweight opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Jessica Eye vs. Kalindra Faria in a female flyweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.

Danielle Taylor vs. JJ Aldrich is next in a strawweight bout.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Mike Santiago vs. Mads Burnell in a featherweight bout.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Lightweight: James Krause vs. Alex White

Lightweight: Marco Polo Reyes vs Matt Frevola

Female Bantamweight: Talita Bernardo vs. Irene Aldana

Bantamweight: Kyung Ho Kang vs. Guido Cannetti

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6:30 p.m. ET)

Female Flyweight: Jessica Eye vs. Kalindra Faria

Strawweight: Danielle Taylor vs. JJ Aldrich

Featherweight: Mike Santiago vs. Mads Burnell

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UFC St. Louis Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

The UFC makes its way to St. Louis, Missouri tonight (Sun. January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center for the first time ever. In the main event of the evening top featherweight contenders Jeremy Stephens and Doo Ho Choi are expected to put on an absolute barn-burner. The co-main event will see UFC strawweights Paige VanZant […]

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The UFC makes its way to St. Louis, Missouri tonight (Sun. January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center for the first time ever.

In the main event of the evening top featherweight contenders Jeremy Stephens and Doo Ho Choi are expected to put on an absolute barn-burner. The co-main event will see UFC strawweights Paige VanZant and Jessica-Rose Clark go to war as well.

Below is the full fight card, start times, and information on how to watch the event:

Main Card (FS1, 10 P.M. ET)

Featherweight: Jeremy Stephens vs. Dooho Choi

Strawweight: Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Paige VanZant

Welterweight: Emil Meek vs. Kamaru Usman

Featherweight: Darren Elkins vs. Michael Johnson

 

Preliminary Card (FS1, 8 P.M. ET)

Lightweight: James Krause vs. Alex White

Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs. Marco Polo Reyes

Bantamweight: Irene Aldana vs. Talita Bernardo

Strawweight: J.J. Aldrich vs. Danielle Taylor

 

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass, 6 P.M. ET)

Women’s Flyweight: Jessica Eye vs. Kalindra Faria

Bantamweight: Guido Cannetti vs. Kyung Ho Kang

Catchweight: Mads Burnell vs. Mike Santiago

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Betting Odds For UFC St. Louis: Surprise Name Favored

UFC St. Louis is here, and it goes down tonight (Sunday, January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The event will mark the promotion’s first visit to the city. The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on […]

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UFC St. Louis is here, and it goes down tonight (Sunday, January 14, 2018) from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The event will mark the promotion’s first visit to the city.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be 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.

According to oddsmakers, Choi is a -155 favorite over Stephens, who is a +135 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Belfort being a +250 underdog against Hall, who is a -300 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/10 p.m. ET)

Doo Ho Choi (-155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+135)
Jessica-Rose Clark (-125) vs. Paige VanZant (+105)

Michael Johnson (-150) vs. Darren Elkins (+130)
Kamaru Usman (-600) vs. Emil Meek (+450)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)
James Krause (-155) vs. Alex White (+135)
Matt Frevola (-230) vs. Polo Reyes (+190)
Jessica Eye (-115) vs. Kalindra Faria (-105)
Irene Aldana (-230) vs. Talita Bernardo (+190)
Kyung Ho Kang (-335) vs. Guido Cannetti (+275)
J.J. Aldrich (-130) vs. Danielle Taylor (+110)
Mike Santiago (-170) vs. Mads Burnell (+150)

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Report: Uriah Hall Fainted In ‘Scary’ Scene Prior To UFC St. Louis Weigh-Ins

Hours after the MMA world was hit with the unfortunate news that middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was forced out of his main event bout with Luke Rockhold, another high-profile bout was scrapped when news broke Uriah Hall had been forced out of his co-main event bout against Vitor Belfort at tomorrow’s UFC St. Louis. The […]

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Hours after the MMA world was hit with the unfortunate news that middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was forced out of his main event bout with Luke Rockhold, another high-profile bout was scrapped when news broke Uriah Hall had been forced out of his co-main event bout against Vitor Belfort at tomorrow’s UFC St. Louis.

The bout was to be MMA legend Belfort’s retirement fight and understandably elicited an emotional response from the former UFC champion where he wished Hall a fast recovery. It was unknown just what caused the veteran striking specialist to not show up for weigh-ins, but details soon emerged clarifying a harrowing scene before “Primetime” stepped on the scale.

Ariel Helwani tweeted that Hall reportedly fainted on his way to weighing in even though he was on weight. That would obviously be scary enough, but the belief was that he also suffered a seizure as well:

It’s a highly concerning set of circumstances for the veteran middleweight, one that will certainly – and justifiably – further the controversy over extreme weight-cutting practices in the UFC and MMA as a whole.

“The Phenom” will need a new foe for his retirement bout, but more importantly, Hall’s health will need to be cleared before he can return to the octagon.

Is it time for the UFC to do something about all the bout cancellations due to weight cutting? Is there really anything they can do?

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