Taking a victory over an American with a strong wrestling background is a right of passage for every European fighter that signs with the UFC.
Up until he fought Chad Mendes at UFC 189, the same questions were asked of Conor McGregor. Even after his second-round knockout win over Mendes a lot of people see the grappling prowess of Khabib Nurmagomedov as the toughest possible challenge that is available to the Irishman.
Ahead of his bout with Tom Duquesnoy, Cody Stamann outlined his belief that the Frenchman would not be garnering so much hype had he come up in the U.