Jeremy Stephens will face Josh Emmett in a battle of top featherweights in the UFC on FOX 28 headliner Feb. 24 in Orlando, per a report from the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday night.
Stephens (27-14) is just five days removed from beating Doo Ho Choi by second-round TKO at UFC St. Louis. It was the Alliance MMA product’s second straight win and third victory in his last five fights. Stephens, 31, is one of the hardest hitting men in the 145-pound division.
Emmett (13-1) is coming off the biggest win of his career, a first-round highlight-reel knockout of Ricardo Lamas at UFC on FOX 26 last month.