Josh Emmett entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-1-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He fought three times in 2017 losing to Desmond Green but then he beat Felipe Arantes and Ricardo Lamas (Ricardo Lamas vs Josh Emmett).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens, has a record of 27-14-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Frankie Edgar (Edgar vs Stephens) and Renato ‘Moicano’ Carneiro (Stephens vs Moicano) but then he has beat Gilbert Melendez (Stephens vs Melendez) and Doo Ho Choi (Jeremy Stephens vs Doo Ho Choi). Stephens vs Emmett is the main event of UFC on Fox 28. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC on Fox 28: Emmett vs Stephens
Date: 2018-02-24
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Division: featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg)
UFC on Fox 28 fight card (main fights):
Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens
Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Torres
Ovince St Preux vs Ilir Latifi
Mike Perry vs Max Griffin
Brian Kelleher vs Renan Barao
Emmett’s previous fight: Ricardo Lamas vs Josh Emmett
Stephens’ previous fight: Jeremy Stephens vs Doo Ho Choi
Stephens’ next fight: Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens
Emmett’s next fight: Josh Emmett vs Michael Johnson
Emmett vs Stephens Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWUc-1FZQKw
OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Official highlights
finish is controversial ..true that … illegal knee may be
strikes to the back of the head is not to be talked about that much .. in most of the mma finishes (tko) we see this happening …punches, hammer fists etc. o the back of the head …
knee .. that is something to question
but imo Emmett shouldn’t have been ranked #4 ( yes he beat Lamas with an amazing KO) but he did miss the weight that night …