Looking back on his victory over Alejandro Perez at UFC 235 on March 2, bantamweight Cody Stamann is pleased he got the win, even if the fight didn’t play out how he anticipated.
Expecting a much more aggressive Perez, Stamann was forced to alter his game plan for the bout and ended up not having the kind of fight he felt he was capable of.
“I think the problem was the fact that Alejandro wasn’t coming after me,” Stamann told MMAWeekly.com. “My whole game plan was to counter his kicks, counter his punches, back him up and try to get him to sit down and throw hard shots so I could take him down.
“The problem was that Alejandro really didn’t engage that much with me. It made for a less exciting fight for me. I did my job and went out and won, beating a guy that hadn’t been beaten in five years, and I did it on three weeks’ notice. Overall I’m happy with my performance.”
For Stamann, rebounding following his loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 228 in September of last year was of utmost importance.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
