UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens
UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens

UFC officials have announced that a featherweight scrap between Jeremy Stephens and Dennis Bermudez has been added to UFC 189 that’s set to take place on July 11 in Las Vegas. The event will be headlined by the UFC featherweight title fight between champion Jose Aldo and challenger Conor McGregor.

The co-main event will feature the UFC welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawler and challenger Rory MacDonald.

Stephens (23-11) is coming off back-t0-back losses after winning three in a row since moving to the featherweight division. Granted, the two losses have come against two of the better featherweights in the division in Charles Oliveira and Cub Swanson.

Bermudez (14-4) is coming off first round submission loss to former title challenger Ricardo Lamas in November 2014. Bermudez had rattled off seven straight wins prior to the loss. The TUF 14 finalist will look to get back on the winning side of things with a win over the hard hitting UFC veteran.

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