''UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 124'') was a

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event produced by the

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held on January 14, 2018, at

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Background

The event marked the promotion's first visit to St. Louis. Former

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subsidiary

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previously contested three events in the city, the most recent in December 2010. The event was headlined by a

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bout between

Jeremy Stephens Jeremy Dean Stephens (born May 26, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare-knuckle boxer and professional boxer, who currently competes in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of the Ultimate Figh ...

and

Choi Doo-ho Choi Doo-ho (; born April 10, 1991), often anglicized as Doo Ho Choi or Dooho Choi, also known as The Korean Superboy, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighti ...

. A welterweight bout between

Kamaru Usman Kamarudeen Usman (born May 11, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler, and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championsh ...

and

Emil Weber Meek Emil Weber Meek (born August 20, 1988) is a Norwegian retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division. He previously fought in the UFC and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). Background Meek grew up in Nesna Muni ...

was originally scheduled for

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. However, due to an alleged

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issue for Meek which affected his travel schedule, the pairing was delayed and then rescheduled for

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. However, on the next day, it was shifted to this event.

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was expected to face Thiago Alves at the event. However just two days before the bout, Cummings injured himself after falling and the bout was canceled. At the weigh-ins,

Mads Burnell Mads Burnell (born March 6, 1994) is a Danish mixed martial artist who competes in featherweight division of Bellator MMA. Professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Burnell has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Cag ...

weighed in at 150 pounds, 4 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight upper limit of 146 pounds. As such, the bout proceeded at a catchweight and Burnell forfeited 20% of his purse to his opponent Mike Santiago . Meanwhile,

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did not weigh in as he fainted en route to the weigh-ins and his fight against former

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and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner

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was canceled.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Jeremy Stephens vs. Doo Ho Choi *Performance of the Night: Darren Elkins and Polo Reyes

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References