Check out highlights from Jeremy Stephens' bone-crushing finish of Dooho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on Sunday in St. Louis.

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Clark (9-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) picked up her second octagon victory in a 57-day stretch when she outworked VanZant (7-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) for a unanimous decision in the FS1-televised women’s flyweight bout at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

Darren Elkins is on a 5 fight win streak and Michael Johnson is making his featherweight debut. Very interested to see how this one plays out. #UFCSTL

Jan 14, 2018; St. Louis, MO, USA; Dooho Choi is checked on by ringside doctors after a fight against Jeremy Stephens (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports

Jeremy Stephens and Doo Ho Choi were expected to put on a show, and it was certainly fun while it lasted. Stephens and Choi received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their featherweight showdown in the UFC Fight Night 124 headliner at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Sunday. After a closely contested first round, Stephens dropped “The Korean Superboy” with a right hand to the temple early in the second period. From there, the veteran slugger unloaded with ferocious ground-and-pound, bringing an end to the contest 2:36 into round two. Elsewhere, Darren Elkins garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award for a come-from-behind victory over Michael Johnson in a featured featherweight affair. Johnson appeared to be in control in round one, as he used his superior speed and quickness to batter his opponent on the feet. The tide turned when Elkins was able to get a takedown in the second stanza, however, and “The Damage” eventually scrambled to his foe’s back to earn a rear-naked choke submission at the 2:22 mark.

On episode 1 of UFC 220 Embedded, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic wraps up his Ohio camp and tends to snowblowing duties at home. In sunny Florida, light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir hits the gym with high-caliber training partners including former champion Rashad Evans. Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier describes the mental game that drove his return to the Octagon and the love for his family that keeps him focused. Heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou arrives in New York City and kicks off fight week with an African meal. UFC 220 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the world heavyweight championship bout at UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou on Saturday, January 20th on Pay-Per-View. SUBSCRIBE to get all the latest UFC content: https://www.youtube.com/ufc Connect with UFC Online and on Social Website: http://www.ufc.com Follow UFC Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ufc Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ufc Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ufc Snapchat: UFC Periscope: http://Periscope.tv/ufc UFC® is a premium global sports brand and the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world.

Round 3 – Santiago comes out as the aggressor with kicks and punches, which Burnell counters by catching a kick and looking for the takedown. They’re pressed up against the cage, Burnell still fighting to get the action back to the mat. He finally does 90 seconds in and ends up on top. Santiago can’t seem to figure out what he wants to do from the bottom. He tries turning but settles back flat and throws elbows. Fatigue could be setting in with all the grappling in this fight. With 2 minutes left, Burnell is keeping the pressure on in dominant position with lefts and rights to the body. Burnell is in side control before taking Santiago’s back with 1 minute left. Santiago manages to scramble back to the feet, but Burnell will not give him an inch. He’s stuck to Santiago against the cage and fighting to get it back to the ground in the final 30 seconds. The fight ends with Burnell grinding it out. He really took over the second half of the fight with his grappling. 10-9 Burnell. … 29-28 overall for Burnell.

Those who engage Jeremy Stephens on his terms do so at their own peril. Add Doo Ho Choi to the body of evidence. Stephens stayed relevant in the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division, as he dispatched “The Korean Superboy” with punches and elbows in the second round of their UFC Fight Night 124 main event on Sunday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Appearing for the first time since his epic encounter with Cub Swanson more than a year ago, Choi bowed out 2:36 into Round 2. A technical first round that favored Choi gave way to a second in which neither man offered much in terms of sound defense. Stephens walked through a front kick to the face and a stepping elbow, forced the South Korean prospect to fight going backward and let his power bridge the remaining gap. An overhand right floored Choi and left him susceptible to the avalanche of blows that followed, first punches and then elbows. Referee Keith Peterson , having seen enough, stepped in after a sustained beating. In the aftermath of UFC Fight Night “Stephens vs.

Round 3 – Santiago comes out as the aggressor with kicks and punches, which Burnell counters by catching a kick and looking for the takedown. They’re pressed up against the cage, Burnell still fighting to get the action back to the mat. He finally does 90 seconds in and ends up on top. Santiago can’t seem to figure out what he wants to do from the bottom. He tries turning but settles back flat and throws elbows. Fatigue could be setting in with all the grappling in this fight. With 2 minutes left, Burnell is keeping the pressure on in dominant position with lefts and rights to the body. Burnell is in side control before taking Santiago’s back with 1 minute left. Santiago manages to scramble back to the feet, but Burnell will not give him an inch. He’s stuck to Santiago against the cage and fighting to get it back to the ground in the final 30 seconds. The fight ends with Burnell grinding it out. He really took over the second half of the fight with his grappling. 10-9 Burnell. … 29-28 overall for Burnell.

Round 3 – Santiago comes out as the aggressor with kicks and punches, which Burnell counters by catching a kick and looking for the takedown. They’re pressed up against the cage, Burnell still fighting to get the action back to the mat. He finally does 90 seconds in and ends up on top. Santiago can’t seem to figure out what he wants to do from the bottom. He tries turning but settles back flat and throws elbows. Fatigue could be setting in with all the grappling in this fight. With 2 minutes left, Burnell is keeping the pressure on in dominant position with lefts and rights to the body. Burnell is in side control before taking Santiago’s back with 1 minute left. Santiago manages to scramble back to the feet, but Burnell will not give him an inch. He’s stuck to Santiago against the cage and fighting to get it back to the ground in the final 30 seconds. The fight ends with Burnell grinding it out. He really took over the second half of the fight with his grappling. 10-9 Burnell. … 29-28 overall for Burnell.

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Twenty-six bouts into his Ultimate Fighting Championship tenure, Jeremy Stephens remains as dangerous as ever. “Lil Heathen” showcased his trademark punching power in the UFC Fight Night 124 main event, defeating South Korean prospect Doo Ho Choi via technical knockout 2:36 into round one of their featherweight clash. Stephens dropped Choi with a right hand to the temple and then sealed his victory with some massive ground-and-pound. With consecutive wins over Choi and Gilbert Melendez , Stephens remains a dangerous foe for anyone at 145 pounds. Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Fight Night 124, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com. 18: KO/TKO victories for Stephens since the beginning of his professional career in 2005. That includes seven such triumphs in the Octagon. 918: Days since Stephens’ last KO/TKO win, a third-round stoppage of Dennis Bermudez at UFC 189. 17: Career knockdowns for Stephens in UFC competition. “Lil Heathen” floored Choi in the second stanza, moving him just one knockdown behind Anderson Silva (18) on the UFC’s all-time list.

McGregor has been relatively quite about his return to the Octagon outside of stating several times that he’ll be happy to fight once the UFC offers him what he considers as fair compensation. McGregor has been locked in negotiations with the UFC on a new deal for quite some time, while also hinting at demands that could include co-promotion or some sort of equity in the company.

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UFC 223 takes place April 7. Although not announced by the promotion, the event is rumored to take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., with a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

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“We offered him a fight tonight,” White said after UFC Fight Night 124. “Vitor could have fought tonight. We got him a fight and offered him a fight, and he turned it down. We also got him a fight in Boston, and he turned that down too.

Dana White with some harsh words from Uriah Hall, says he didn't take his weight cut serious and that was the cause of his incident. http://mmajunkie.com/2018/01/dana-white-rips-uriah-hall-after-ufc-fight-night-124-weigh-in-miss-he-doesnt-take-it-serious … pic.twitter.com/LPKtuIo6TQ

Jeremy Stephens Nets Second-Round Stoppage on Doo Ho Choi in UFC Fight...

What had happened to Matt Hughes. I did not not know he was sick ., Sorry I was myself very ill & could not follow the UFC news. or anything news for that matter. Wow I did not know I was away from this all this time . Thank you

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James Krause edges Alex White by unanimous decision to close out the #UFCSTL prelims! Right call by the judges? https://t.co/CS8dt2UiIL — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) January 15, 2018 James Krause understood his advantages, and he exploited them. The World Extreme Cagefighting veteran executed multiple takedowns, employed suffocating top control and attempted a few submissions when opportunities arose, as he walked away with a unanimous decision over Alex White in the featured UFC Fight Night 124 prelim on Sunday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. All three cageside judges arrived at the same verdict: 29-28 for Krause (25-7, 6-3 UFC). White (12-4, 3-4 UFC) shined in the standup exchanges, firing off three, four and sometimes five punches at a time. Krause’s chin held up under extreme duress, and his experience paid off. White failed to disengage from clinches and conceded takedowns at most inopportune times, his momentum stymied at almost every turn. Even when takedowns failed, Krause was creative enough to get it to the ground: He attempted a flying armbar in the third round before scrambling on top.

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“It’s very frustrating, because I understand the intent of the program. But this doesn’t feel like anything having to do with the intent of the program. This feels like something else, and that’s the trouble. I feel like this isn’t anything about fighter safety or sanctity of sport. This is more about using a witch hunt on a personal level. Maybe punishing people, to them, represents effectiveness (rather) than being about athlete safety and finding issue with tainted supplements.”

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Dana White says Vitor Belfort wants to fight Michael Bisping and when he gets back to Vegas he'll be jumping on a call with both Belfort and Bisping.

What had happened to Matt Hughes. I did not not know he was sick ., Sorry I was myself very ill & could not follow the UFC news. or anything news for that matter. Wow I did not know I was away from this all this time . Thank you

Wow, after the punishment he took in the 1st and looking like he had nothing for Johnson. He does it again.

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Usman had been asking the UFC for a ranked opponent, but when he could find no takers, the former “Ultimate Fighter” winner accepted the bout with Meek, while stating that he had a point to prove in the fight. Considering his performance on Sunday night, Usman definitely sent a message to the rest of the welterweight division.

Check out highlights from James Krause’s war with Alex White at UFC Fight Night 124 on Sunday in St. Louis.

Round 3 – Santiago comes out as the aggressor with kicks and punches, which Burnell counters by catching a kick and looking for the takedown. They’re pressed up against the cage, Burnell still fighting to get the action back to the mat. He finally does 90 seconds in and ends up on top. Santiago can’t seem to figure out what he wants to do from the bottom. He tries turning but settles back flat and throws elbows. Fatigue could be setting in with all the grappling in this fight. With 2 minutes left, Burnell is keeping the pressure on in dominant position with lefts and rights to the body. Burnell is in side control before taking Santiago’s back with 1 minute left. Santiago manages to scramble back to the feet, but Burnell will not give him an inch. He’s stuck to Santiago against the cage and fighting to get it back to the ground in the final 30 seconds. The fight ends with Burnell grinding it out. He really took over the second half of the fight with his grappling. 10-9 Burnell. … 29-28 overall for Burnell.

26-14 fighter, fighting as the main event. Shitty start to 2018 UFC fight year. Here we go.... sigh

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Jeremy Stephens Nets Second-Round Stoppage on Doo Ho Choi in UFC Fight...

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“As soon as he’s healthy, obviously, RDA [Rafael dos Anjos] is the fight to make, especially the way he looked in the Robbie Lawler fight,” White said on the post fight show. “We’re just waiting for Tyron to get healthy.”

yeah but usually on a stool, choi was on the ground lmao my mans took a stephens shot to the temple...he was done

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