Drakkar Klose calls ‘bullsh-t’ on Jeremy Stephens’ compliments: ‘Someone told him to say that’

There is a bit of history between lightweight fighters Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose. The two were supposed to face each other at UFC…

By: Milan Ordoñez | 1 year ago
Drakkar Klose calls ‘bullsh-t’ on Jeremy Stephens’ compliments: ‘Someone told him to say that’
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There is a bit of history between lightweight fighters Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose. The two were supposed to face each other at UFC Vegas 24 in April 2021, but a hard shove from Stephens during their face-off at the weigh-ins forced Klose off the bout due to a concussion and a neck sprain.

For a while, “Lil Heathen” appeared unremorseful about what he had done, and at one point, even stated that it was the primal BOOM that shoved Klose. But during the 2022 PFL 1 media day, the 35-year-old veteran took on a more mature and complementary approach toward his former would-be opponent.

“Congrats to Drakkar Klose. I imagine with everything that we’ve been through and all the chaos and people misquoting me and all that shit… I wish nothing but the best for him,” Stephens told the media.

“He went there, he got his win, he battled through a lot of shit that he’d been going through and I have nothing but respect. And him going forward, I hope he goes in there and just kills it and crushes it and gets to the top.”

Klose, however, refuses to accept these well-wishes. For him, there remains some unfinished business.

“Someone told him to say that. That’s bullsh-t. It is what it is, and hopefully, he wins his fights in the PFL and makes it back to the UFC so I can fight him,” he told MMA Fighting in a recent interview.

Klose (12-2-1) has since moved on from the canceled bout and made his return on Saturday at UFC Vegas 51 against Brandon Jenkins, whom he defeated via second-round TKO and earned a $50K performance bonus.

Meanwhile, Stephens (28-20, 1 NC) made his PFL debut on Wednesday against Clay Collard. He lost via unanimous decision.

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Milan Ordoñez
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Milan Ordoñez has been covering combat sports since 2012 and has been part of the Bloody Elbow staff since 2016. He’s also competed in amateur mixed martial arts and submission grappling tournaments.

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