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| Brian Stann | Mike Massenzio |
Brian Stann is making his debut at 185lbs, and steps into the Octagon against a very game opponent in Mike Massenzio. Both fighters have a distinct advantage over the other, with Brian Stann having better boxing and Massenzio the better wrestling pedigree. Massenzio has most of his wins by submission and the Marine, Stann, with most wins coming by (t)ko. Either fighter is going to come in looking to implement a gameplan that would be kryptonite to the other.
As mentioned, this is Brian Stann's first fight since dropping from Light Heavyweight to Middleweight. The issue, as it always is with fighters dropping weight, is how he is going to handle the weight cut leading up to the fight. Stann always seemed to have a decent size for a Light Heavyweight, so it will be interesting to see if he comes in looking drained like James Irvin did at the first UFC on Versus event. If he does indeed come in drained, then Massenzio will chomping at the bit to wear him down until he can coerce a submission.
Look for a feeling out process in the first two or three minutes, before Massenzio shoots and takes Stann down. If he can keep him down, he should be able to submit him fairly easily due to Stann's lack of submission defense. If Massenzio can't keep it on the mat, and Stann has gas in the tank, it'll be a long night for the grappling ace. Exciting fight regardless
Prediction - Massenzio by 2nd round submission.
If Stann has been telling the truth on Facebook, he has already practiced making the cut successfully twice already. He just mentioned he had only a couple pounds left to drop, just 2 or 3 days ago...probably just water weight. I'm a fan, so I'll be supporting him.
ReplyDeleteWell that's great news! I like the guy a lot as well. In fact, I like both of these guys quite a bit. They both give it their all out there, and aren't pretentious in the least.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the news, I'm hoping that's the case. To me, this has fight of the night written all over it.
Oh and thanks for commenting, anonymous or not! :)