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UFC 216’s Cody Stamann on Tom Duquesnoy: “I’ll Derail the Hype Train”

admitted that he has a chip on his shoulder entering his second UFC fight against highly-touted prospect Tom Duquesnoy.

On paper, the UFC 216 match-up looks extremely tight. Both Stamann, 27, and Duquesnoy, 24, will enter the fight with identical records: 15-1 in MMA and 1-0 in the UFC. Both are viewed as solid bantamweight prospects with futures in the division. That’s where the similarities end. It’s Duquesnoy who enters the fight as the widely-regarded blue-chip prospect, and Duquesnoy who 82 percent of Tapology are backing to win next Saturday, as of Sept.