Brian Stann vs. Steve Cantwell 3 Announced for UFN 19 in September
Former WEC light heavyweights champions Brian Stann and Steve Cantwell will look to rebound from recent losses when they meet for the third time at UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City.
The UFC officially announced the 205-pound matchup, along with previously reported bouts between middleweights Nate Quarry and Tim Credeur and welterweights Chris Wilson and Mike Pyle, on Tuesday.
After four-straight WEC victories, including a first-round TKO of Cantwell, Stann (6-2) won the WEC light heavyweight title from Doug Marshall via first-round TKO. Stann suffered a second-round TKO to Cantwell in his first title defense, with the division shut down and both fighters transferred to the UFC following the fight. In his UFC debut, Stann was submitted by Krzysztof Soszynski in the opening-round of their April bout.
Following his first loss to Stann, Cantwell (7-2) won back-to-back fights over Justin McElfresh and Tim McKenzie before becoming the last 205-pound champion in the WEC with his August 2008 win over Stann. Cantwell won his UFC debut over Razak Al-Hassan with a gruesome first-round armbar at UFC: Fight for the Troops in December. “The Robot’s” UFC record was evened at 1-1 in his next fight as he was defeated by Luiz Cane via unanimous decision.
UFC Fight Night 19, which will serve as the lead-in for The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights featuring Kimbo Slice, is co-headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard and Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard, and is also rumored to include Chris Lytle vs. Carlos Condit, Jeremy Stephens vs. Justin Buchholz, Kyle Bradley vs. Sam Stout, Aaron Simpson vs. Ed Herman, and Steve Steinbeiss vs. Ryan Jensen.
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This was already a good card for free TV, now it looks even better.
i still think this card is better than 103. lytle-condit will be sweet!
Definitely going to be a good card. I have to go with Cantwell in this one, I think he has improved more than Stann since both their first and second meetings.
I totally agree!!
Jcohl called this
wat up onlytrue1,
I agree with you guys. The all american didn’t look good against krystov. But cantwell gave cane a battle. I’m not sure what a win against one another will do for them @ 205 but it can’t hurt. I only say this because the 205 div is super stacked @ the moment and imo, it’s hard to break into the “top” @ 205.
This is going to be a great card. It seems as though the UFC is really putting in an effort when putting together these UFN’s. The last couple have been pretty good.
Condit by sub
Huerta by sub
Guillard by tko
Thanks for remembering, carls.
I did in fact mention this over in the forum area a few days back, and was hoping these two would re-match at maybe a card not already so stacked as UFN 19, but thems the breaks.
Also, we were discussing training camps for Stann, and which would be best given his admittedly limited skillset. He’s a solid striker, has a good chin, and decent fundamentals, but really needs a ground game, and more overall cage time. Maybe Justin can elaborate, but as far as I can determine Stann isn’t training with a known camp, but rather relies on his boxing and MCMAP [Marine Corps Martial Arts Program] training in the cage.
With all due respect to the Marine Corps, but that Krav Maga-type skillset works wonders for keeping Marines, soldiers, and Airmen alive against lunatic terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, but regretfully doesn’t translate all that well in an MMA cage. Ironically Stann’s skillset would probably be more effective in an MMA ring, where he may one day find himself if he can’t put together a win or 2 in the UFC.
Stann has also beaten Cantwell once before, and fought him twice, so he should know what he’s in for, and on the lookout to not get Al-Hassan’ed.
And yeah, bigchris2328, even with the addition of Hendo-Franklin 2, the better card in your area is UFN 19 than UFC 103. I’m not sure if you’ve bought tickets yet, but maybe you should make your way to Oklahoma, which from what I’ve heard is OK?
Unfortunately, as much as I hate to say it, I have to go with Cantwell as well. I’ve actually briefly ment Brian Stann at an Armed Forces Families benefit dinner I worked last year, and Stann is a really decent person. The total opposite of Dr ArmBreaker in terms of temperment and disposition. And very respectful of the sport, its fans, and his opponents, which rates real high with me.
As an MMA fighter Stann’s a finisher. None of his fights have gone to a decision, so it should be a good fight however it plays out. And if Stann has developed some, and/or catches Cantwell like he caught him before, or Doug Marshall, he could pull this out.
I saw a Stann fan t-shirt in Vegas the night he won the WEC LHW title once that looked like the old black and white Frankie Goes To Hollywood “Relax” t-shirt and it simply read, “BRIAN STANN HITS HARD”.
Good point.
And Stann’s an actual real live hero, not just a sports or MMA hero. He was awarded the Silver Star, and they just don’t hand those things out for a routine day at the office.
I’ll be pulling for him. He’s the type of person I like to see prosper and advance in MMA.
Stann is going to step up one more time and represent the true heart of a winner.
Non Sibi Sed Patriae