Both men have taken to social media to address the fight, with Stephens stating that he welcomes the challenge of fighting Magomedsharipov, to which Magomedsharipov responded with a “See you soon” caption on Instagram beneath a picture of the two fighters.
UFC 235 takes place from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada on March 2nd, 2019. The card does not currently have a main event announced but is rumored to feature a welterweight title bout.