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Yair Rodriguez-Jeremy Stephens Rematch Targeted for UFC on ESPN 6 Co-Headliner

Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens will get to settle their unfinished business in Beantown.

Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday that a rematch between Rodriguez and Stephens is in the works for the UFC on ESPN 6 co-main event in Boston on Oct. 18. The featherweight bout has not yet been finalized, but both fighters have agreed to the rematch.

The first meeting between Rodriguez and Stephens ended in just 15 seconds when “El Pantera” inadvertently poked his opponent in the eye in the UFC Fight Night 159 main event in Mexico City on Sept.