Dennis Bermudez has proven he likes to get down and dirty. His Fight of the Year contender bout with Matt Grice in 2013 is all the evidence you need.
So when the two tangled Saturday night at UFC 189, the action was everything you could have hoped for and more.
The duo went a thrilling two-plus rounds in a bloody, back-and-forth slugfest before Stephens turned up the heat and won via TKO at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
"You come at me like that, and, boom, I'm looking to knock you the f--- out," said Stephens (24-11).