Jeremy Stephens said he suffered a “deep scratch” and “deep bruise” of his left eye during his ill-fated UFC Mexico City headliner against Yair Rodriguez. But he’s already itching for a rematch.
Wearing shades over a heavily bandaged eye, Stephens got to the point in a Twitter video posted by ESPN.com.
“Yair, you think I’m faking, bro – you’re the one that poked me in the eye,” he said. “Let’s run it back (in) four or five weeks, two weeks, whatever. I’ll be ready.”
If his position wasn’t clear, Stephens ended the message: “Let’s run it back, motherf*cker.