Jeremy Stephens batters Eddie Alvarez

In what was one of many most-attended fight sports activities occasions in Philadelphia historical past, Jeremy Stephens despatched followers house disenchanted.

Within the BKFC KnuckleMania 5 fundamental occasion, Stephens (3-0) battered house metropolis son Eddie Alvarez (1-2) earlier than a nook stoppage got here between Spherical 3 and 4. The occasion happened Saturday at Wells Fargo Middle with an introduced attendance of 17,762.

The struggle was comparatively aggressive for the primary two rounds, however Stephens actually began to tug away as Spherical 3 progressed. Alvarez was knocked down twice over the course of the three minutes. He dealt with the primary knockdown nicely, and gave the group a thumbs up as he received to his ft.

The second knockdown, nevertheless, painted a grim image. Alvarez was notably damage by the blow and appeared to have an inside debate with himself as as to whether or not he needed to proceed. Although he made referee Dan Miragliotta’s depend, the spherical ended and he went again to his nook.

After he spoke together with his head coach Mark Henry, the nook made the choice to finish the struggle.

Stephens then went into full villain mode as he taunted the followers flapping his wings, a jeering nod to the Philadelphia Eagles. Throughout his post-fight promo, Stephens was requested who he needed subsequent and in stepped BKFC co-owner Conor McGregor, who dropped his signature insult of “Who the fook is that this man?”

McGregor repeatedly stated he’d struggle Stephens and simply wanted a date. The 2 went forehead-to-forehead earlier than they exchanged a robust dap-up.

Conor McGregor received into the ring with Jeremy Stephens at #KM5 and advised David Feldman to “make the date” for a BKFC struggle. 😳

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Up-to-the-minute BKFC KnuckleMania 5 outcomes embody:

• Jeremy Stephens def. Eddie Alvarez through TKO (nook stoppage) – Spherical 3, 3:00
• Ben Rothwell def. Mick Terill through knockout – Spherical 1, 0:36 – to win heavyweight title
• Bec Rawlings def. Taylor Starling unanimous determination (50-45, 50-44, 50-45)
• Pat Brady def. Zach Calmus through TKO – Spherical 1, 0:53
• John Garbarino def. Apostle Spencer through knockout – Spherical 1, 1:59
• Kaine Tomlinson Jr. def. Patrick Sullivan through knockout – Spherical 1, 0:37
• Steve Banks def. Joey Dawejko through TKO – Spherical 3, 1:54
• Brandon Meyer def. Zedekiah Montanez through knockout – Spherical 2, 0:39
• Travis Thompson def. Zachary Pannell through knockout – Spherical 2, 0:41
• Phil Caracappa def. Noah Norman through disqualification – Spherical 4, 0:40
• Cody Russell def. Logan Tucker through knockout – Spherical 3, 0:49
• Itso Babulaidze def. Bryan McDowell through unanimous determination (48-42, 47-43, 48-42)

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for BKFC: KnuckleMania 5.