LAS VEGAS – Da’Mon Blackshear beat Cody Stamann with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Struggle Evening 247 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Have a look contained in the battle with Blackshear, who snapped a two-fight skid and picked up his second UFC bonus.
Da’Mon Blackshear def. Cody Stamann
Da’Mon Blackshear
Outcome: Da’Mon Blackshear def. Cody Stamann through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 4:19
Up to date information: Blackshear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC), Stamann (21-8-1 MMA, 7-7-1 UFC)
Key stats: Blackshear has 10 of his 15 wins by submission.
Blackshear on the battle’s key second
“It felt good. It felt easy. I believe initially, I used to be simply gauging my vary, making an attempt to determine him out. I believed he was going to shut the vary a little bit bit otherwise, however I figured him out. I discovered some timing. I discovered some setups, in order that’s good. I’ve seen a number of situations, and that was one among them. Positively, I used to be going to harm him and he was going to shoot desperately, and I used to be going to get behind. If I took his again, and he gave me the submission, increase: I used to be going to take it.”
Again within the WIN column! 🥵
Da’Mon Blackshear will get the Rear Bare Choke in Spherical 1
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Blackshear on strain of consecutive losses
Da’Mon Blackshear def. Cody Stamann, UFC Struggle Evening 247
“I attempt to be detached to it, however I simply needed to maintain pushing for it, simply maintain maintain my nostril to the grind. I do know that my talent stage is the place it must be, that I used to be going to get my Ws. (Coming off two losses), you realize you need that one. You need that one desperately.”
Blackshear on what he needs subsequent
“I don’t have an opponent in thoughts. Whoever they need to give me. I need to get again in there as quickly as potential. I’m wholesome, I’m younger, I’m able to go. Actually, I’m nonetheless capturing for a battle earlier than the tip of this 12 months – yet another battle earlier than the tip of this 12 months, after which I’m balling out in 2025, taking about 5 fights.”
To listen to extra from Blackshear, take a look at the video of the complete post-fight interview above.
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