Jeremy Stephens has been in Southern California for several years, but his heart will always be in the Midwest. So don’t expect the Iowa native to get rattled by the weather when he faces Dooho Choi in Sunday’s UFC Fight Night main event in St. Louis.
“I’m about to go back and get right into the mix,” he said. “In the eye of the storm is where I belong. Chaos, I do well in it.”
Truer words have never been spoken, as Stephens has made a career out of embracing the art of battle, comfortably biting down on his mouthpiece and planting his feet to throw hands in situations most would cringe at.