ARLINGTON, Texas – Despite falling short in his PFL debut, Jeremy Stephens’ confidence hasn’t wavered.
Stephens (28-20) lost a back-and-forth standup war against Clay Collard (21-9) on Wednesday at 2022 PFL 1. Although it was a shutout in favor of Collard on the judges’ scorecards, Stephens definitely had his moments. He respects Collard’s willingness to stand and bang with him and has already dissected the necessary adjustments to get back to winning ways.
“Credit to Clay. He’s probably the only guy that’ll fight me like that,” Stephens told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight. “So straight up, props to him. I’ve been through a lot in the past two years. My career has been on the line, switching over PFL, so coming in here and getting a game opponent like that, I feel like he’s the best guy. To go in there and do that with a year off, it really lets me know where I’m at.
