Drock
10-17-2009, 01:26 AM
The year started off on a sour note for Joe Stevenson. In February at UFC 95, “Daddy” suffered a unanimous decision loss to top UFC lightweight contender Diego Sanchez. It was the second loss in a row for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 2 winner and his third in four fights, albeit against some of the best lightweight fighters in the world — Sanchez, Kenny Florian and B.J. Penn for the then-vacant lightweight strap.
In June, Stevenson had a chance to put things back in order at the TUF 9 Finale by squaring off against another TUF winner, Nate Diaz. And win he did, largely by out-wrestling the Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt. Stevenson also picked up “Fight of the Night” honors in the process (his second in a row).
Now 30-10, Stevenson now looks to string back consecutive wins and climb back up the contender ladder for his second shot at the UFC lightweight title.
He’ll get his chance at UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” on October 24, 2009 when he meets the hard-hitting Spencer Fisher (23-4). The action gets underway from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. and airs live on pay-per-view (PPV).
We caught up with Stevenson this week to ask him about his upcoming match against a fellow veteran in “The King” Fisher, find out how training at his new camp (Jackson Submission Fighting) is going, and see how he feels about a possible future rematch against Diego Sanchez or Kenny Florian (a fight he calls a “fluke”).
Read The Interview At
http://mmamania.com/2009/10/16/hes-your ... stevenson/ (http://mmamania.com/2009/10/16/hes-your-daddy-an-mmamania-com-interview-exclusive-with-joe-stevenson/)
In June, Stevenson had a chance to put things back in order at the TUF 9 Finale by squaring off against another TUF winner, Nate Diaz. And win he did, largely by out-wrestling the Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt. Stevenson also picked up “Fight of the Night” honors in the process (his second in a row).
Now 30-10, Stevenson now looks to string back consecutive wins and climb back up the contender ladder for his second shot at the UFC lightweight title.
He’ll get his chance at UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” on October 24, 2009 when he meets the hard-hitting Spencer Fisher (23-4). The action gets underway from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. and airs live on pay-per-view (PPV).
We caught up with Stevenson this week to ask him about his upcoming match against a fellow veteran in “The King” Fisher, find out how training at his new camp (Jackson Submission Fighting) is going, and see how he feels about a possible future rematch against Diego Sanchez or Kenny Florian (a fight he calls a “fluke”).
Read The Interview At
http://mmamania.com/2009/10/16/hes-your ... stevenson/ (http://mmamania.com/2009/10/16/hes-your-daddy-an-mmamania-com-interview-exclusive-with-joe-stevenson/)