10 Sensational UFC Fights That You Can't Miss In September

Ever since he made his UFC debut back in 2014, we've got to see the progression of Yair Rodriguez's MMA career firsthand. After a loss to Frankie Edgar, many wondered if Pantera would fulfill his potential. However, those questions were answered when he won a sensational, fight of the year level scrap over Chan Sung Jung last November.

This win catapulted him up the rankings and into the title mix. However, with that comes new and dangerous challenges and his first will be against power-punching veteran, Jeremy Stephens. Despite having a number of sensational knockouts to his name, Stephens has only ever really made it to gatekeeper level inside the UFC. The heavy handed knockout artist has struggled against top tier opponents, but has the potential to concuss opponents at his own level or below.

This makes this the perfect fight to see if Rodriguez is ready to take on the likes of Brian Ortega, Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway in the future.The 26-year old Mexican has proven himself to be one of the most creative strikers currently competing, creating highlight reel moments in wins over Andre Fili, BJ Penn and Jung. If he can manage to do something similar against Stephens, then we might have a new contender at featherweight.