After a year out of action former UFC fighter Joe Stevenson returned last night in the main event of Resurrection Fighting Alliance 3 against Dakota Cochrane. The winner of the Ultimate Fighter season 2 was also making his return to the lightweight division after a failed attempt at featherweight in his last UFC bout.
This Saturday night, the UFC will once again be put on a mammoth stage with UFC on FOX 3. Their first two efforts on Fox TV were not tremendously popular with the fans. UFC on Fox 1 featured one fight and it ran just over a minute. The UFC were forced to cover an hour of airtime with their lone fight covering just a smidge 1/60th of said time. UFC on Fox 2 saw three fights, all going the distance. The main event between Rashad Evans and Phil Davis wasn’t terribly riveting so the fans complained.
Mixed Martial Arts veteran and Ultimate Fighter season 2 winner Joe “Daddy” Stevenson had signed a multi-fight deal with the upstart MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance. The Nebraska based promotion will be hosting their second fight card on March 30th from the Viaero Event Center in Kearney. Stevenson hasn’t fought since losing to Javier Vazquez at UFC Live last June.
As many have expected, The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner, Joe Stevenson, has been released by the UFC. Stevenson’s career has taken a marked downhill turn, losing his last four and six of nine since his defeat to B.J. Penn in a bid for the lightweight championship at UFC 80.
The UFC rolled into Pittsburgh and it was another night of UFC action and another tremendous card. The talk of the MMA world focused on Nate Marquardt being released on the eve of the event, but thanks to the fighters laying it on the line, the talk after the event is how jaw-dropping the action inside the cage turned out to be.
Riding a disappointing three fight losing streak and making his featherweight debut, Joe Stevenson needed a win against Javier Vazquez. Walking into the Octagon and standing across from his opponent, Stevenson looked focused, angry and ready to get back into the win column.
![Who’s going to win at UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Story and why [Updated]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/UFC-Live-4-300x200.jpg "Who’s going to win at UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Story and why [Updated]")
This weekend offers Mixed Martial Arts fans a virtual cornucopia of MMA with three high profile, televised events will take place over a three day span. It all kicks off Friday night but the grand finale of the weekend is Sunday’s UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Story on the Versus Network.
As is commonplace in today’s MMA world, Tyson Griffin and Joe “Daddy” Stevenson are shedding some pounds in hopes of remaining relevant in the UFC. Both men have been staples of UFC lightweight division in recent years and now find themselves both on uncharacteristic three fight losing streak.
