The only consistent thing in former UFC middleweight Ron Stallings’ career over the past couple years has been the inconsistency.
Since a win over Rashaun Spencer at Titan FC 40 in August of 2016, Stallings has been on the sideline as fight after fight has fallen through.
“You soldier through it,” Stallings told MMAWeekly.com. “I’ve been soldiering through it but I’m still very hungry, even though so many fights fall through.
“If you don’t have anything coming up, you wonder when something is coming up. Then I had like four things come up that kept falling through. It’s both equal. They’re equally as annoying.”
One reason why Stallings is frustrated by not having opportunities to fight is because in order to get back to where he once was, he has to rack up wins, and you can’t do that sitting on the sidelines.
“In my last UFC fight (against Joe Riggs in September of 2015) personally I feel something clicked,” said Stallings. “That’s what made that fight so disappointing; right as I was ready to let everything go, it gets called (due to an illegal upkick). The last few years I’ve been growing and I can’t wait to show off the updates.”
On Friday in Philadelphia, Stallings (14-8) will look to get back on track when he takes on Nah-shon Burrell (15-10) in a 185-pound main card bout.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
