5 Fights To Watch At UFC 249

This is the second attempt at bringing UFC 249 to fight fans. This time, the event is scheduled to be held in Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. If nothing else keeps this one from happening, the entire card is stacked with …

This is the second attempt at bringing UFC 249 to fight fans. This time, the event is scheduled to be held in Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. If nothing else keeps this one from happening, the entire card is stacked with plenty of matches to make fight fans want to watch. […]

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Updated UFC 249 Card Revealed For April 18

The updated card for UFC 249 has rolled out. On April 18, the UFC will be holding an event at a location that still has not been unveiled. The promotion announced that the new main event will be Tony Ferguson taking on Justin Gaethje for the interim UF…

The updated card for UFC 249 has rolled out. On April 18, the UFC will be holding an event at a location that still has not been unveiled. The promotion announced that the new main event will be Tony Ferguson taking on Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC lightweight title. Khabib Nurmagomedov was scheduled to […]

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Jeremy Stephens Takes On Calvin Kattar At UFC 249

A featherweight bout between Jeremy Stephens and Calvin Kattar is reportedly targeted for UFC 249. The duo were initially slated to compete against each other at UFC 248 on March 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, Stephens recently had to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. It looks like it was only a minor one, […]

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A featherweight bout between Jeremy Stephens and Calvin Kattar is reportedly targeted for UFC 249.

The duo were initially slated to compete against each other at UFC 248 on March 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, Stephens recently had to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

It looks like it was only a minor one, though, as the bout will be rescheduled for UFC 249 which takes place April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. That’s according to multiple sources close to MMA Fighting who claim that timing, not an injury, was the major issue with the fight happening in March. The pair have instead verbally agreed to compete in April.

The bout was never made official by the UFC but an announcement should be expected soon.

Stephens is without a win in his last four outings. He suffered a TKO defeat to Jose Aldo before getting outpointed by Zabit Magomedsharipov earlier this year.

He then fought a no contest with Yair Rodriguez due to receiving an eye poke before losing the subsequent rematch via unanimous decision. A win over Kattar would get him right back on track.

As for Kattar, the New England native saw his two-fight winning streak snapped after losing a unanimous decision to Magomedsharipov back in November. He can get back on track as well with a win against a big-name opponent in Stephens.

UFC 249 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson.

What do you think of the fight being booked for UFC 249?

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Jeremy Stephens Out Of UFC 248 Fight With Calvin Kattar

The UFC 248 card simply can’t catch a break, as another fight has been affected. Jeremy Stephens has reportedly pulled out from his scheduled featherweight scrap with Calvin Kattar, per MMA Junkie. Stephens and Kattar had verbally agreed to the matchup, however, the UFC had not yet officially announced it for the card. Stephens reportedly […]

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The UFC 248 card simply can’t catch a break, as another fight has been affected.

Jeremy Stephens has reportedly pulled out from his scheduled featherweight scrap with Calvin Kattar, per MMA Junkie. Stephens and Kattar had verbally agreed to the matchup, however, the UFC had not yet officially announced it for the card. Stephens reportedly suffered an injury before the fight was finalized, and a rescheduling is expected. No timetable was given for how long that may be.

Kattar comes off a close loss to Zabit Magomedsharipov in his first-ever UFC headliner in November. As for Stephens, he’s currently on a four-fight winless streak. His last victory came against Josh Emmett via knockout in February of 2018. Since, he has been defeated by the likes of Yair Rodriguez, Magomedsharipov, and Jose Aldo.

UFC 248 already took a hit with the withdrawal of Robert Whittaker, who was expected to face Jared Cannonier. You can check out the updated card below.

Updated UFC 248 Card

  • Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  • Jared Cannonier vs. TBA
  • Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti
  • Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
  • Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
  • Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira
  • Saparbek Safarov vs. Rodolfo Vieira
  • Austin Hubbard vs. Mark Madsen

Who do you want to see Kattar fight after Stephens was forced to pull?

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Conor McGregor Admits He Knew Who The F*ck Jeremy Stephens Was

Conor McGregor never fails to deliver a good zinger during a press conference, and he uttered an all-time classic in 2016 towards Jeremy Stephens. McGregor’s “who the f*ck is that guy” remark remains to this day one of his most popular lines. Now, ahead of his return this weekend (Sat. January 18, 2020) at UFC […]

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Conor McGregor never fails to deliver a good zinger during a press conference, and he uttered an all-time classic in 2016 towards Jeremy Stephens.

McGregor’s “who the f*ck is that guy” remark remains to this day one of his most popular lines. Now, ahead of his return this weekend (Sat. January 18, 2020) at UFC 246 against Donald Cerrone, McGregor sat down with the UFC Europe Twitter account to look back on the iconic moment. McGregor admitted that he did, in fact, know who Jeremy Stephens was. (H/T BJPenn.com)

“Of course I knew who Jeremy was,” McGregor said. “Jeremy’s a good fighter. He was a former lightweight, then went down to the featherweight division, has good power in his hands.”

McGregor noted he was at a great spot at that point in time during his career, coming off a victory against Nate Diaz in which he avenged the only loss of his UFC career (at the time), and was preparing to challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title in Madison Square Garden.

“At the time it was just impeccable,” McGregor said. “You don’t really think about these things. You just go off the cuff and have a bit of fun in there. I was in a great spot. I just avenged my loss against Nate Diaz. A lot of hard work went into that.

“And then I was preparing for the second world title bout [with Eddie Alvarez]. I was in a great spot mentally and physically, and I don’t know, it just rolled off the tongue and clattered old Jeremy in the cheek.”

Would you like to see a fight between McGregor and Stephens?

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Jeremy Stephens Will Meet Calvin Kattar At UFC 248

Now that his feud with Yair Rodriguez has come to an end, Jeremy Stephens will move on to face Calvin Kattar inside the Octagon. MMA Junkie reports the matchup has been agreed to for the upcoming UFC 248 pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 7. Kattar comes off of […]

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Now that his feud with Yair Rodriguez has come to an end, Jeremy Stephens will move on to face Calvin Kattar inside the Octagon.

MMA Junkie reports the matchup has been agreed to for the upcoming UFC 248 pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 7. Kattar comes off of a hard-fought defeat to Zabit Magomedsharipov in the UFC on ESPN+ 21 main event this past November. Before the defeat, the 31-year-old had won 12 of his last 13 fights.

As for Stephens, he also comes in off a loss, marking three in a row for the 33-year-old. His last victory came via second-round knockout against Josh Emmett at UFC Orlando in February of 2018. Now, he looks to bounce back against Kattar this March. Check out the updated UFC 248 card below.

  • Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  • Jared Cannonier vs. Robert Whittaker
  • Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti
  • Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
  • Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
  • Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens

What do you think about the matchup between Stephens and Kattar?

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