this is what happened to dos anjos... same can easily happen to frankie
But, it won't happen.
RDA wasn't even half the fighter back then that he is today, and Frankie is 100x the fighter today that RDA was back then.
Frankie is way too intelligent to get caught by things like that.
Stephens has the crazy power to put anybody away, but landing on Frankie, landing those bombs is a different story. He has a great chin and can take serious punishment and stay in the fight, but landing those shots is not easy. Frankie's movement is very good and his overall defense has improved a lot since his fights with Maynard.
Frankie's TD's are a hell of a lot better than Bermudez' TD's, too, and it's because Frankie sets his TD's up better than he does. His movement, speed and striking is very good. He's good at setting his TD's up, maybe the best in the division at it and his top game is possibly the best in the division, too.
If the fight happens, Frankie is going to outclass Stephens everywhere. Stephens won't land those shots on Frankie. He has the power and his striking is good, but Frankie is too smart and is just on a different level than Stephens is. Frankie will gas him out within 2 rounds by making Stephens miss.
Dominant win for Frankie. I guarantee Frankie will make this look easy if it even happens.