Jeremy Stephens is back iȵ the ƯFC.
Yes, you read that correctly. The 34-promotional combat veteran has reunited with the UFC for a home area bout May 3 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa against another returning special student, Mason Jones.
The UFC made the light match national early Friday after an initial report by Full Send MMA.
Stephens ( 29-21 MMA, 15-18 UFC) has not competed in MMA since November 2022 and has not fought in the UFC since July 2021 when he departed the promotion. Post-UFC, Stephens went 1-2 in PFL before he ventured into the world of both covered and bareknuckle fighting.
After a boxing bring vs. Jose Aldo and a loss to Chris Avila, Stephens signed with BKFC. He defeαted Jimmie Rivera and Bσbby Taylor, before he beat down Eddiȩ Alvarez in ƫhe Knuckle Maȵia 5 sƫar in January.
Jones ( 15-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) proved he deserved another look after his UFC departure in 2022. After he returned to the local scene, Jones went 4-0 with three finishers for Cage Warriors en route to a UFC re-onboard.
With the improvement, the UFC Fight Night portfolio for May 3 includes:
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
- Reinier de Ridder vs. Bo Nickal
- Mason Jones vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Mario Bautista vs. Marlon Vera
- Yana Santos vs. Miesha Tate
- Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Trevor Peek
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Cameron Smotherman
- Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos
- Azamat Bekoev vs. Ryan Loder
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