Stephens had his wife draft a message, which he sent to UFC CEO Dana White, hoping to get a chance to fight where he grew up.

Des Moines native Jeremy Stephens dropped a unanimous decision loss to Mason Jones in his UFC return on May 3.

A 22-year-old Jeremy Stephens ran through the cage after brutally knocking out Rafael Dos Anjos. #UFCDesMoines ...

Jeremy Stephens was matched up with another fighter starting his second Octagon stint, Mason Jones. ‘Lil Heathen’ showed ...

With the microphone nestled in his right hand, Jeremy Stephens is stationed in front of a backdrop for the UFC. Draped in a ...

Following his UFC exit, Stephens had a brief stint in both the PFL and boxing before finding his footing in bare-knuckle ...

The Des Moines faithful were on their feet when the hometown favorite Jeremy Stephens made his walkout to the UFC octagon on May 3. But fellow lightweight Mason Jones heard the noise and played ...

UFC Iowa: Cory Sandhagen versus Deiveson Figueiredo kicks off the main card with a fight between Jeremy Stephens and Mason Jones in the lightweight division. Check out our UFC odds series for our ...

Jeremy Stephens stepped back into the UFC octagon in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, facing Mason Jones at UFC on ESPN 67. But the homecoming didn't go as planned, as Stephens dropped a ...