Cody Stamann sees UFC Battle Night time 247 as a possible do-or-die state of affairs.
Stamann (21-7-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight dropping skid when he takes on Da’Mon Blackshear (14-7-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) Nov. 9 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Heading into the ultimate battle of his UFC contract, 34-year-old Stamann goals to make an enormous impression towards Blackshear.
“Each battle is an important battle of your life,” Stamann advised MMA Junkie Radio. “I method each battle the identical approach, however this one has a whole lot of further, I assume, strain linked to it. (It’s the) final battle on my UFC contract. I’m in a state of affairs the place I must win – I’m not going to sugarcoat it. I’ve to exit and win. My profession will depend on it, and I do know that. I believe that motivates me and scares the residing crap out of me as a result of I do know if I don’t carry out on that evening, who is aware of?
“I’ll must search for a job, and I like my job, and I need to maintain it. So I’m one hundred pc mentally and bodily making ready myself to get right into a conflict, and simply having that willingness, capability and gasoline tank to irrespective of the place this battle finally ends up, simply get the job finished. I don’t care about my physique, I don’t care about my well being, I’m moving into there with no plans of something sooner or later. It’s come again together with your protect or on it kind of state of affairs for me.”
This isn’t the primary time Stamann has had his again towards the wall. He was on a three-fight dropping skid just a few years in the past, however says his willingness to battle anybody at anytime is what has contributed to his longevity within the UFC.
“I’ve been on this state of affairs earlier than,” Stamann mentioned. “And I believe my saving grace on this state of affairs is the truth that the UFC is aware of very properly – I imply, take a look at the blokes I’ve fought. It’s like killer after killer after killer. They know for a incontrovertible fact that once they ring my line, it doesn’t matter if it’s six weeks, two weeks, one week, 4 days – it doesn’t matter. The reply is sure, and I simply need to know the way a lot I’ve to weigh.”
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