I like this. Finally someone that Stevenson (probably) can't hurt. He will have to work to keep his belt, and it will be unpleasant work, given Bika's M.O. and storied love of ugliness.
I'll watch Bika rough up Stevenson. Even if Bika doesn't win, he will at least make it uncomfortable for Stevenson which makes it worth watching in my book.
I actually think Bika can stop him. This isn't his first rodeo at LHW - he fought at the weight twice, and scored knockouts both times (once in under 90 seconds!) albeit over soft competition. Plus he was always very big & strong at 168lbs and easily could've made this jump sooner had the money not mostly been at SMW. I know that script is getting very familiar anytime Stevenson faces someone without abject feather-fists, but in this case, given Bika's penchant for rough-housing tactics (which I can't anticipate doing aught but rattle Adonis, who much prefers to stay on the outside to snipe from safety) and his ability to soak up punishment (further hampering Stevenson's confidence when he can't successfully blast him on his way in) we could see a foul-laden ass-whipping.
You beat me to it, Darnell Boone is a relatively hard hitting journeyman and Bika's a relatively hard hitting journeyman:think but unlike Boone its gonna take a hell of a lot to stop him, and I don't think Adonis will deal with his wildly inconsistent erratic awkward ass fighting style. Bika KO:happyLet's hope anyway.:hey