UFC 104: Joe Stevenson vs Spencer Fisher in the works for Oct. 24

by Jesse Holland on Aug 3, 2009 7:59 PM EDT

There's a fantastic lightweight match-up brewing between 155-pound standouts Joe Stevenson (30-10) and Spencer Fisher (23-4), who are currently in talks to hook 'em up at UFC 104 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 24.

A source close to Fisher informed MMAmania.com of the pending bout earlier today.

"Daddy" — who was the TUF 2 welterweight winner — returned to form at The Ultimate Finale 9 by outworking Nate Diaz en route to a decisive unanimous decision victory.

It was a much needed win for the former 170-pounder after losing back-to-back bouts to current division number one contender Kenny "KenFlo" Florian and the new-look Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez in a close unanimous decision scrap.

The newly-minted Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt will look to make it two straight with a win over "The King."

Fisher has won four of his last five bouts, including a close unanimous decision nod over the returning Caol Uno at UFC 99 back on June 13.

The Miletich Fighting Systems veteran is a former top contender in the 155-pound class with an exceptionally well rounded arsenal. A win over an opponent the caliber of Stevenson will prove once again that he still belongs among the division’s elite.

In fact, the same can be said for both men.

UFC 104 will feature a main event between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez have also been rumored to collide to determine the UFC number one heavyweight contender.

For all the latest news on UFC 104 check out our complete archive right here.

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the king ftw. joe is a gatekeeper but this should be reasonably even

by markg on Aug 3, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

I’d say Daddy is the favorite, but I’ll be pulling for Spencer!

by ---Caesar--- on Aug 3, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

if joes a gate keeper i wounder what that makes spencer fisher

by JG on Aug 3, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Joe Stevenson went from contender to Gate Keeper, Fisher is looking to move up. If Spencers takedown defense and wrestling has improved he should beat “Daddy”… if not… he’ll lose.

by DAVE A on Aug 3, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Joe Daddy ftw. Fisher will just get out muscled.

by DSmith on Aug 4, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. Remember Fisher vs Edgar?

by RyanHobbs on Aug 4, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

can’t stand hearing Joe Rogan going on and on about how Spencer is his boyfriend and the best and most exciting LW in the world… I hope Joe “daddy” F’s him up!

by RoBerto on Aug 3, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

Jealous very much!? its okay joe will give you his sweaty jock to sleep with later after the fight.

by Santiago69us on Aug 3, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

jealous of what? I wouldn’t be jealous of anything that has to do with MMA.. I like Joe Rogan btw, but i think both of these fighters are incredibly boring and uninteresting characters to be honest

by RoBerto on Aug 3, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Spencer fisher is a fighter that needs another certain type of fighter to fight well. no one wants to bang with him really. everyone just tries to wrestle him down. I do agree stevenson will make this boring for sure.

by Santiago69us on Aug 3, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Spenser Fisher boring?!? You are out of your mind. Did you see either fight with Sam Stout???

by WB on Aug 3, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I saw both, fights like that does not do it if you have a personality or a look like that…

by RoBerto on Aug 3, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

roberto quit talkin out your ass just to hear yourself talk

by JG on Aug 3, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

personality and* a look like that..

by RoBerto on Aug 3, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

roberto quit talkin out your a$$ just 2 hear yourself talk

by JG on Aug 3, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

no, ja har bara lite problem me engelskan…

by RoBerto on Aug 3, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Roberto or Roberta? WTF?

by DAVE A on Aug 3, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t care about personalities or looks – especially if it’s an entertaining fight. Musollini could be fighting Boy George, and if it’s a skilled match-up with both guys giving it their all, I’m there.

Sorry RoB, you might be a tad young for the Boy George reference. Google him.

:-)

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 3, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

if u think hes to young for boy george how is he supost to know who musollini is

by JG on Aug 3, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I figured that would be taught in European history. RoB does live in Sweden, after all. Hell, we’re ALL to young to remember Musollini firsthand…

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 3, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha, I’m not a girl dave, but if a dude doesn’t look cool he’s gotta have atleast a personality for me to care and have him as a favorite… I do love watching fights regardless of who fights, but it’s more fun to me if i care about the fighters i’m watching!

I will do that JJ! =) good night y’all!

by RoBerto on Aug 4, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Everybody knows who musollini was JG, jackass! He was also italian so just by reading my name you should be able to figure out that i knew who he was…

by RoBerto on Aug 4, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

your judging a man on how he looks………thats sounds kinda homo if you ask me

by JG on Aug 4, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

your judging a man on how he looks………thats sounds kinda gay if you ask me

by JG on Aug 4, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

JG, as usual you attack others with your stupid comments on French Canadians. RoB always been a guy who like fighters for their personalities before than their talents. This doesn’t mean that he’s gay or stupid, he’s just an special guy with special taste.
Gee what’s going on in here today??

by Alpha Male on Aug 4, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions

I meant “like your stupid comments”*

by Alpha Male on Aug 4, 2009 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions

sorry but judging a man on how he looks is homo……..and forgive my hate for french i jsut get pissed everytime i think about taking french in highschoool…….as usualy i attack others???? youve probly read like 2 things ive wrote…go look at 75% of these posts, u see alot worse and alot dumber

by JG on Aug 4, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Joe daddy is going down in this one

by belfort_fan on Aug 3, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Joe has this one

by mr-fancypants on Aug 3, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

I got Joe winning but man I hope I get surprised cause the king is much cooler and imo way more fun to watch. Go Spencer

by Daniel worby on Aug 3, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions

Can’t stand Joe Daddy, the guy is an idiot, he had no business being up against BJ and put on embarrassing performances against Kenny and Diego. The guy will never beat a top LW. Fair enough he did well against Nate and that was a frustrating fight to watch as a Diaz Bros fan, but I’m hoping King can get the win here, he showed improved grappling against Uno and is a better striker imo than Joe Daddy.

by David W-S on Aug 3, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

Wow. This card is looking STACKED. I guess my main question is what fight gets bumped to the undercard now.

Machida/Shogun
Carwin/Velasquez
Johnson/Yoshida
Bader/Schafer
Okami/Sonnen

I’m thinking AJ/Yoshida is getting bumped, as the TUF winner Bader is guaranteed a main card slot and Okami, although boring, is a highly ranked MW. That’s too bad though, because AJ/Yoshida is a scrap I’m looking forward too. Oh well, too many meaningful fights for one main card is a good problem to have.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 3, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions

okami sonnen for sure, Okami never gets love

by JRE on Aug 3, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Okami or Bader should go to the undercard cause those fights are guaranteed snoozefests!

by RoBerto on Aug 3, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I just noticed that Escudero/Miller has been relegated to the 103 undercard in favor of T.Griffin/Franca. Maybe Bader will suffer the same fate on this card.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 3, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

hopefully he will, AJ deserves to be on the main card! he is way more marketable than any of those guys..

by RoBerto on Aug 3, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

This always amazes me. Are you guys mma fans or just UFC business model fans. Why should you care which is the more “marketable” fighter or fight? As the supposed hardcore fanbase, you shouldn’t care about how marketable a fight is, or how much “drawing power” a figher has—you should be concerned with who really deserves to be on the main card.

P.S. Ryan Bader is way more marketable than AJ as an undefeated figher coming off of TUF, especially after AJ defeated his girlfriend via domestic abuse.

by frosnt1 on Aug 4, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

In terms of which fighter I find more entertaining, it is hands down AJ. I also think he has more long-term potential in his weight class, although Bader’s wrestling could give anybody fits. AJ’s alleged domestic incident doesn’t even enter the equation for me.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 4, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

LOL, Another one who get no love is you “JRE the Genius”

I kind of like Bader, we should just wait before passing any judgements on him.The guy blow off his knee and still finish the fight. He earn my respect for that.I also happen to believe that he deserve to be on the main card way more than AJ and way much more than Okami/Sonnen.

by Alpha Male on Aug 4, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

you know what i meant with that frosnt1 is that it’s more fun to watch AJ… I don’t wanna fall asleep during the event!

by RoBerto on Aug 4, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I like this match up. Should be a nice lil Barn Burner. I think Joe will power his way to the UD via Man Hump.

by Xsjado on Aug 3, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions

i wish spencer would put together some impressive wins and et himself in line for a shot, Penn/fisher (fisher at his best) woud be a prety good fight, better than florini/penn is gonna be, count it.

by ( (Adam G) ) on Aug 3, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions

Please. Uno was almost too much for Spencer. Florian would destroy him. He’s a good, tough fighter, but let’s be realistic. He can not hang with the Penns, Sanchezes, Florians, Sherks or even the Edgars of the division.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 3, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I like the fight. I see Fisher as being the “Chris Lytle” of the LW division. A good fighter who generally competes in highly entertaining fights. He may be a gatekeeper, but in a good way if there is such a thing.

by CL on Aug 3, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah. I think if the new and improved Greg Jackson camp-Joe Stevenson shows up, he has it in the bag. He should be able to smother Fisher and win the fight on the ground. But if he gets baited into a stand-and-bang affair he could get picked apart on his feet. Has the makings of a good one.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 3, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah JJ, I like Fisher but unfortunately for him he doen’t have the wrestling abilities to out-wrestle Joe Daddy. Big mismatch here.
It should be an interesting fight though.

by Alpha Male on Aug 4, 2009 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I wish Adam G would post for a month as GSP’s#1nuthugger

by See What Had Happend Was !!!! on Aug 3, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

if Penn doesnt win 5 in a row ill post as that forever . . . deal?

by ( (Adam G) ) on Aug 4, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Quite the confident fan. Do you mean 5 in a row at lightweight or 5 in a row period? Because he will have to start with Florian if its 5 in a row period.

by RyanHobbs on Aug 4, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions

That’s a tough bet for anyone to win, considering it is highly unlikely Penn will fight five more times before retiring. The guy admitted he was going to retire if he beat GSP last February.

Even if he did fight five more times, that means the bet would stand for at least another two years. You guys should really work out something more practical. Besides, I think you already welched on a name-change bet once before, didn’t you man? I distinctly remember someone whining about that, anyway.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 4, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions

yea, i kept my bet with a guy that i had been argueing with for like two years because he kept his lost bets with me up til then but then all the sudden every one had a bet for me, new dudes, old dudes etc, i kept the one that i felt was important and ment the most. And that guy you’re refering to is the guy im talking to now, oh and yea, Penn also said that he was gonna “just beat Pulver that night and then walk away undefeated with the belt” here he is 10 fights later huh, some times its not only his training thats BS = ) BUT 5 in a row, any weight change he decides to make counts, a fights a fight, the only way i might lose is if he builds up his confidence so much that he wants GSP one last time, i can admit that, but even then ill be cheering BJ BJ BJ!!! And if he does retire wihtout losing but not completing 5 fights we call it a draw . . .

by ( (Adam G) ) on Aug 4, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Got one with details in moderation G’s! Check it.

by ( (Adam G) ) on Aug 4, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

damn this card is getting sicker and sicker!!!

by adam on Aug 3, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

Joe Daddy will take this in the 2nd round via gnp or sub. I doubt he will be stupid enough to stand with fisher. This is a stupid fight.

by spitforce on Aug 3, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions

Jesse, maybe I missed and I apologize if I did but I checked in several times and no live feed for pro mma radio?? Why?? Now I gotta wait till Peps site has the replay ready to go and thats annoying; come on now….

by O damn he got caught on Aug 3, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions