JOE STEVENSON

5' 7 "
155 Lbs.
Record: 32-7-0

Joe "Daddy" Stevenson, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada has experienced his share of ups and downs since his pro mixed martial arts debut at the age of 16. But once he earned a spot on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter® 2 and subsequently won the series' welterweight title, things have been on a steady upward swing for the ground fighting specialist. The only bump in the road thus far was a hard fought decision loss to Josh Neer in his final fight as a welterweight. At 155 pounds, Stevenson has been unstoppable, taking out veteran Yves Edwards, Dokonjonosuke Mishima and Melvin Guillard in three consecutive bouts.

KURT PELLEGRINO

5' 8 "
155 Lbs.
Record: 16-2-0

A New Jersey native, Pellegrino now fights out of Jupiter, Florida. As he was closing in on his first Octagon™ victory at UFC 61 last July, he got caught by submission specialist Drew Fickett in the third and final round and was forced to tap out. Pellegrino vowed not to make the same mistake twice, and against Junior Assuncao at UFC 64 three months later, he only took two minutes and four seconds to submit his foe. At UFC Fight Night in April 2007, "Batman" made a statement as he submitted Nate Mohr at 2:58 of the firs round. Now 2-1 in the Octagon, Pellegrino will need to be on his game again when he takes on highly regarded Stevenson at UFC 74.