Cody Stamann plans to return to his roots and wrestle his solution to a win at UFC Louisville.
Stamann hasn’t fought since Could of 2023 when he suffered a controversial resolution loss to Douglas Silva de Andrade. After the loss, Stamann hoped for a fast turnaround. He ended up getting booked to combat in October however as he began his combat camp, he tore his bicep which put him again on the shelf.
“I tore my bicep, I didn’t say something, I didn’t publicly say I did it. I used to be scheduled to combat in October and actually the primary week of my combat camp, I tore my bicep in early September. It was three months out of coaching, and after three months I began coaching and now I don’t even give it some thought, I believe it’s stronger than earlier than… To say that I’m hungry and motivated to compete once more, I believe is an understatement. I can’t consider a time I’ve been this excited to combat,” Stamann mentioned on Simply Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com.
Though Stamann was disenchanted to be off, he used the day off to review all of his fights and see what he did effectively and what he did mistaken. He realized within the fights he had success in, he was wrestling typically, so he plans to return to his roots and wrestle typically at UFC Louisville.
“I actually watched each combat I received and misplaced,” Stamann mentioned. “After I’m getting two takedowns a spherical, it’s virtually not possible to beat me as a result of on the toes I’m onerous to search out. If I’m taking you down and you’re in your butt for 2 minutes of a combat, I solely need to land a few photographs to win a spherical… It’s a saying amongst fighters, don’t overlook what received you to the present. All through my profession, I’ve gotten 4 or 5 takedowns each combat. How dumb am I to not use one in every of my finest attributes?”
Heading into his UFC Louisville combat in opposition to Taylor Lapilus, Cody Stamann is oozing with confidence. Stamann believes he has an opportunity to set the document for many takedowns in a combat if Lapilus proves he’s sturdy.
“I actually like this combat, his attain shall be my biggest problem, however I don’t know, I consider I’ll tear by means of this child… Truthfully, I’m both going to set a single-fight takedown document or I’m going to place him down, I believe I knock him out within the second spherical. As soon as I set up some wrestling and get his vary down, he shall be difficult within the first couple minutes, however as soon as I contact him one time I’ll proceed to do it and I believe I put him away within the second spherical,” Stamann mentioned.
Ought to Stamann get his hand raised on Saturday at UFC Louisville in opposition to Taylor Lapilus, the hope is to get a combat in opposition to Rob Font subsequent outing.
“It may well’t simply be a win, it must be a powerful win. With a powerful win, I can go after somebody within the prime 10. As soon as upon a time I used to be scheduled to combat Rob Font and I’d actually love for that combat to return to fruition,” Stamann concluded.