Fisher vs Stephens

Twist of Suffy · 04-14-2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mmajunkie
Another solid addition has been confirmed for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, which takes place June 21 in Las Vegas.

UFC lightweights Spencer Fisher (20-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens (13-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) have agreed to meet at the Spike TV-televised event, which caps off the current season of "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest."

MMAjunkie has confirmed that the bout was presented to the two fighter last week. The Midwesterners, who are former training partners, had some hesitation about fighting each other, but the promise of potential TV time was enough to sway them into accepting the bout.

The lightweights agreed to the fight over the weekend, and bout agreements are expected to be signed shortly.

Fisher is a former roommate and best friend of stand-out Josh Neer, whom Stephens lists as his mentor. However, according to Stephens, a brief phone call with Fisher was all it took for the two fighters to hammer out an agreement that the fight would be strictly business and nothing personal.

Fisher, 31, most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Frankie Edgar at UFC 78 in November. It was his second loss in three fights and pushed his UFC record to 5-3. However, outside the UFC, Fisher remains a solid 15-1, which has included wins over notables such as Thiago Alves, Josh Neer and Aaron Riley.

Stephens, 21, will look to build upon January's victory over Cole Miller. In one of the night's top performances, Stephens took out "The Ultimate Fighter 5" stand-out with a second-round TKO. Prior to the fight, Stephens made his UFC debut with a tough-fought loss to Din Thomas in May 2007. He then took a fight outside the organization and defeated Nick Walker via first-round TKO before returning to the UFC for a unanimous decision victory over Diego Saraiva at UFC 76.

He was tentatively scheduled to fight Terry Etim at UFC 84, but Stephens had to pull out of the bout to deal with, what we're told, was a "minor legal situation." No charges were filed in the altercation.

W00t with Fisher fighting again, Fisher is my boy I hope he can start winning again I would love to see him fight for the title one day.

Dmac · 04-15-2008, 05:18 AM

For the record I just edited out the web link nothing more but anyway...

Does Stephens have bad odour or something? He seems to be being thrown around like a damn hot potato like no one wants him.

Fisher vs Stephens

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