Former UFC featherweight contender, Jeremy Stephens has continued his confrontation with former light-weight champion, Eddie Alvarez forward of their BKFC Knucklemania V headliner this weekend — poking enjoyable at his latest stoppage loss to Mike Perry.
Stephens, an alum of the UFC, will return to the ring this weekend on enemy territory in Philadelphia, in a bid to show in his third consecutive victory within the BKFC (Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship) following his most up-to-date win again in September.
Most not too long ago touchdown a unanimous resolution win over opponent, Bobby Taylor, Iowa veteran, Stephens turned in a 3rd spherical nook’s stoppage TKO win over former top-rated bantamweight contender, Jimmie Rivera in his first outing underneath the David Feldman-led banner.
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Jeremy Stephens mocks Eddie Alvarez’s final efficiency forward of BKFC showdown
And returning this weekend in opposition to the above-mentioned former UFC and Bellator MMA light-weight titleholder, Alvarez — Stephens poked enjoyable on the Pennslyvania favourite’s stoppage loss to the above-mentioned, Perry — in addition to claiming he was hungrier than him to strike a victory this weekend.
“I just see a guy (Eddie Alvarez) who’s just unprepared, you know, hasn’t been training,” Jeremy Stephens instructed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “You know, he got his face caved in the last time, you know, when he quit on the stool. You know, there’s a difference between a man who’s hungry and a man who’s starving. I’m the guy who’s starving.You know, I wanted this opportunity and I get it in a main event here in his hometown. I know people aren’t really here for me. I get a chance to be the heel.”
“He got his face caved in the last time… He quit on the stool. There’s a difference between a man who’s hungry and a man who’s starving. I’m the guy who’s starving. I wanted this opportunity.”
Jeremy Stephens is fired up forward of his matchup with Eddie Alvarez at Knucklemania… pic.twitter.com/KbADEsXF44
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 22, 2025
“I embrace this my whole life,” Jeremy Stephens defined. “I’ve been counted out underdog, you know, life with UFC, PFL. Like I feel like everything has really been built for this moment.It’s God’s timing. You have to trust it. And I really feel like this is my time and this is my sport.And I’m going to, I’m going to take everything from him right here in his hometown. Ruthless.”
