""After my last fight, I couldn't sleep, and I hit up Dana like a day or two later, and I was just like 'man, give me another opportunity. Give me Mike Chandler, give my somebody my age, somebody that is up there, that has got fights like me, not these young hungry killers on short notice.'""
""Let me fight someone my age, someone who's actually down to fight, who's been in the game, something like that. We asked for those guys.""
""I didn't even think I'd be back in the UFC with stuff that had kind of happened. With my losing streak, the way I was performing. To pull myself out of bare-knuckle, out of the gutter. You ever see the movie The Ring? Like crawling myself out of the well, hunting people down to get back here.""
Jeremy Stephens is set to fight King Green after returning to the UFC. Following a loss to Mason Jones, Stephens reached out to Dana White for another opportunity, specifically requesting a matchup with a fellow veteran. He emphasized the importance of preparation and expressed a desire to fight someone his age. After Green's recent performance, Stephens and his manager requested the fight, which has now been scheduled. Reflecting on his career, Stephens noted his unexpected return to the UFC after a difficult period.
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