Jeremy Stephens steps in for Franca, faces Lauzon at UFN 17
by Scott Haber on Jan 27, 2009 5:50 PM EST
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PrintMMA Junkie is is reporting that the UFC has found a last-minute replacement for the injured Hermes Franca to take on Joe Lauzon at UFN 17 a week from Saturday:
Multiple sources close to the fighter today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that [Jeremy] Stephens has officially accepted the bout, which takes place Feb. 7 at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla. The night's main card airs on Spike TV.
Franca was forced off the card this week after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee.
Stephens, who's recently been training with Franca, is also currently scheduled to fight "The Ultimate Fighter 8" winner Efrain Escudero at UFC Fight Night 18. He still plans to compete in that April 1 event, health permitting, a source said.
As the report mentions, Stephens was originally training to face TUF 8 lightweight winner Efrain Escudero at UFN 18 in April, and he still plans to take that fight so long as he comes out of the Lauzon fight relatively unscathed. This is very similar to Josh Koscheck's situation in the fall, where he stepped in for an injured Diego Sanchez to take on Thiago Alves at UFC 90 in October, even though he already had a fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida scheduled for December. Koscheck fell to Alves, but overcame the loss and brutally KO'd Yoshida less than 2 months later.
Stephens last saw action in November, when he KO'd newcomer Rafael Dos Anjos with a brutal uppercut at UFC 91.
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ive always thought that nickname was so much better than JLau
im not impressed with your performance
this is a very tough fight for jeremy..
It would be interesting to see if jeremy could keep it standing..
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Stephens is my favorite UFC Lightweight. I like Joe, but Jeremy is the man. Love his style.
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ive never met a Florian fan to be honest
people just dont like him as best i can tell. He seems to me to be very used-car-salesman-esque.
that may be just my narrow perception though, i really dont know.
im not impressed with your performance
im a florian fan.. Not a BIG florian fan, but i like his fighting style.. And how can anyone forget BJ? haha. Stephens is one of the most exciting prospects out there, and is one of my favorites too, but kenflo and bj are higher.. Aoki too, although fly said UFC guys..
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by Anton Tabuena on Jan 28, 2009 2:39 AM EST up reply actions
I’m a fan of the Ken-Flo. I like the slow-pace technical aspect of his game, and others such as Machia and Silva (albeit Silva is a little more aggressive than the two).
To me, the technical guys will always stand out over the brawlers. The latter are fun to watch, but their games are very limited and they usually fall at the hands of the technical striker.
I would love to see Florian fight a brawler like Gamburyan or Stephens and just pick them apart.
I’m a big Florian fan.
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by Richard Wade on Jan 28, 2009 2:45 AM EST up reply actions
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