Jeremy Stephens scored a pair of knockdowns in opposition to Eddie Alvarez within the BKFC KnuckleMania 5 essential occasion on Saturday forcing Alvarez’ nook to throw within the towel after the third spherical.
UPSET IN PHILLY 😳Jeremy Stephens knocks Eddie Alvarez down twice within the third spherical and it’s OVER!!!#KM5 | #KnucklemaniaV | #AlvarezStephens pic.twitter.com/ButSB9V1qd
— DAZN Sport (@DAZN_Sport) January 26, 2025
With the win, Stephens moved to 3-0 in BKFC and led to a face-to-face encounter with BKFC co-owner Conor McGregor. McGregor has acknowledged that he plans to combat within the promotion as soon as his UFC profession is over.
Stephens was a part of one among McGregor most iconic press convention moments throughout UFC 189 combat week in 2015. Stephens claimed to be the toughest puncher within the featherweight division and McGregor famously responded, “who the f*ck is that man?”
On Saturday, McGregor entered the ring following the combat and uttered the identical phrases, “who the f*ck is that man,” McGregor mentioned earlier than difficult Stephens to a bare-knuckle combat. ““Let’s set a date. Who’s going to cease me man to man? Nobody’s going to cease me. Dave [Feldman], make a date. Let’s do it. I’m down for it bro.”
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McGregor is below UFC contract and anticipated to make his octagon return this 12 months. He is has been out of motion since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout in opposition to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. McGregor was scheduled to face Michael Chandler within the UFC 303 essential occasion final June at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas however was compelled out of the bout on account of a toe damage. In a current interview, McGregor mentioned his future could also be in BKFC.
“Certainly one of lately you’ll simply hear my music come onto this stage in Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship and I’ll have my fist wrapped with no gloves for a combat, out of nowhere. No promotion. No promo. No nothing,” McGregor advised The Schmo. “Simply combating a random combat on the cardboard. That might be what the longer term holds. And authorized making claims and all this? That’s for p*ssies.”
