American bantamweight fighter Cody Stamann commented on the upcoming fight against Russian Said Nurmagomedov.
“After my last fight [против Мераба Двалишвили. Проиграл решением судей — Прим. «СЭ”] I had some health issues related to the weight loss, so it took me a month to get myself in order, – said Stamann in an interview with BJPenn.com – Then I really wanted to return to the cage, but this did not happen. There was no fight that made sense to me and the UFC. I expected to fight in November or December, so I started training hard in August, and then in October they called me and offered Said Nurmagomedov.
“Whenever you fight a fighter who is good on the stand, there are a lot of dangers,” Stamann continued. “You have to be prepared for things like roundhouse kicks. Going into this fight, I obviously have to be careful.”
“I will fight this Dagestani,” he explained. – There is no doubt that I will transfer it to the ground. If he makes the mistake of turning his back on me while attempting a roundhouse kick, I will definitely take his back and take the fight to the floor.”
“I will go into the cage and win an early victory over Nurmagomedov. I will go out there and dominate the Dagestan in grappling, and this idea is no less impressive. I have no doubt in my ability to win an early victory over him on the ground, ”he concluded.
Nurmagomedov and Stamann will meet at the UFC 270 tournament, which will be held on the night of January 23 in Anaheim (USA). Nurmagomedov has 14 wins and 2 losses, while Stamann has 19 wins, 4 losses and one draw.
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