The Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, hosts UFC Fight Night 124, headlined by a Featherweight contest between Jeremy “Lil Heathen” Stephens & “The Korean Superboy” Doo Ho Choi.
Stephens (26-14), 31, from Des Moines, Iowa, fights out of Alliance MMA in San Diego, California, is the number 9 ranked contender in the division. Stephens has been fighting in the UFC since September of 2007 and will be stepping in the octagon for the 27th time, coming off the biggest win over his career, a unanimous decision over former Strikeforce Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez.
Choi (14-2), 26, from South Korea, is the number 13 ranked contender in the division. Choi will be fighting for the first time since engaging in the fight of the year in 2016, with Cub Swanson at UFC 206. Choi, who has 11 of his wins by knock out, saw his 12 fight win streak ended that December night.