LAS VEGAS – On the surface, things might not look great for Jeremy Stephens , but the veteran slugger says the truth is really the exact opposite. Despite being sidelined for the last 11 months and mired in a four-fight losing streak, Stephens said he used the time away to make some very significant life changes. “It’s been an experience,” Stephens told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Wednesday’s media session at the UFC Apex. “I’ve been fighting since I was 16 years old, and even back then I was probably fighting three, four times in a month, so it was good to take a step back. I had to do some mental stuff. I had a lot of things to really close out personally
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