Overview
- Mexico Fight League announced Steveson (2-0) will fight Hugo Lezama (11-3) on Feb. 19 at ShowCenter in Monterrey, calling him the planet’s No. 1 heavyweight prospect.
- Lezama, 37, enters as Steveson’s toughest test to date with nine stoppage wins and over a decade of professional experience.
- Steveson’s first two MMA bouts ended in rapid knockouts following a 15-second KO in Dirty Boxing, underscoring a fast-rising profile built across LFA, DBX and Anthony Pettis FC.
- UFC CEO Dana White has said Steveson is "on the radar, big time," with matchmaker Mick Maynard having scouted him, and the fighter has floated a "perfect world" debut on the UFC’s June White House card.
- Hype and scrutiny continue as Matt Brown says he’d pick Steveson to beat champion Tom Aspinall "today," while Jon Jones mentors the prospect and Daniel Cormier questions whether Jones should be his lead coach.