Lost in the multitude of storylines coming out of UFC 235, one may have missed the emergence of a new top-10 contender at 135 pounds.
At least according to the official media-generated UFC rankings, Cody Stamann’s unanimous decision win over Alejandro Perez at UFC 235 bumped him up a few spots closer to someday challenging for the bantamweight title. The 29-year-old Michigan native now sits at No. 10 on that list.
But rather than crow about his steady climb up the charts (Stamann wasn’t even aware of his new ranking when he recently spoke to MMA Fighting), Stamann, 29, lamented how light in action his bout with Perez was relative to what he expected going into the matchup.