Can Cody Stamann come through during an emotional time?
[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] has shown good things in the UFC’s bantamweight division, going undefeated in his first five UFC bouts, including a draw with fellow budding contender Song Yadong last time out.
This time, Stamann (18-2-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) competes at featherweight, where he meets [autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag] on the evening’s preliminary card. But he’s got something much bigger going on as the fight approaches.
Stamann told MMA Junkie early this week that his 18-year-old brother, Jacob, died unexpectedly last week. He also said that even though he was offered the chance to postpone the fight, fighting on is what his brother would have wanted, and as such, he’s decided to fight on.
No offense to Kelleher (21-10 MMA, 5-3 UFC), a good dude and a good fighter who will also be motivated, as he tries to shake off a two-fight losing streak, but it’s hard not to root for Sandhagen here as he perseveres through a difficult life circumstance.
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