Jeremy Stephens vs. Jonathan Brookins likely for The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

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A lightweight bout between veteran Jeremy Stephens (19-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) and "The Ultimate Fighter 12" winner Jonathan Brookins (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is in the works for June.

A source close to the event told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the two fighters are expected to meet at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale.

The fight, which will be one of the few not associated with the reality series' conclusion, takes place June 4 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Stephens vs. Brookins likely will be part of the Spike TV-televised main card, which also crowns a "TUF 13" show champion.

Stephens enters the fight on a 3-1 run in the organization, which included a recent third-round knockout of Marcus Davis at UFC 125. The win, which earned Stephens a third "KO of the Night" bonus check, followed a close split-decision defeat to Melvin Guillard in September. Prior to that loss, the Iowa native and California-based fighter earned back-to-back wins over Justin Buchholz and Sam Stout.

He'll serve as a stern post-"TUF" test for Brookins, the focused and likable winner from the recent 12th season of the reality show. Brookins, a one-time Bellator and WEC fighter, defeated Ran Weathers, Sevak Magakian, Sako Chivitchian and Kyle Watson to advance to the show's live finale, where he ultimately defeated Michael Johnson via unanimous decision back in December. He now owns a four-fight win streak in pro competition.

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i got stephens in this one, this is a tough first fight, eh?

Good night Jonathan Brookins

I thought Brookins was going to FW? Although he did say he wanted exciting fights at LW and FW and this is an exciting fight. But with the LW division being so crowded I was hoping for more FW and less LW from him.

OU wrote:

I thought Brookins was going to FW? Although he did say he wanted exciting fights at LW and FW and this is an exciting fight. But with the LW division being so crowded I was hoping for more FW and less LW from him.

he'll drop down as soon as he takes a whoopin from Stevens, the way he holds his hands it wont take long before he goes to sleep. i hope he worked on some better defense other then stopping punches with his face

Stephens against a guy who got lit the fuck up in the TUF finale? Good night Tiny Dancer

GDPofDRC wrote:

Good night Jonathan Brookins

exactly