This Memorial Day weekend the Marine Corps and the entire military can take pride in the power, precision and class that former Marine and Silver Star recipient Brian Stann brought to his UFC 130 fight with fellow middleweight Jorge Santiago. Stann put on a clinic against Santiago on Saturday night, dispatching the Brazilian at 4:29 of the second round after a devastating right hook put Santiago on the mat. Stann immediately jumped on top of the dazed Santiago, and got in six more shots to finish the fight before referee Herb Dean jumped into to stop the bout. The first round also…
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The Frankie Edgar-Gray Maynard UFC 130 main event has been canceled due to injuries to each of the fighters, MMAFighting.com reported Monday. Former Marine Brian Stann’s next fight is also at this event. The Maynard-Edgar cancellation isn’t huge news if you’re a die-hard Stann fan, but it does take a lot of the luster off the overall card. Maynard and Edgar were fighting for the lightweight title, and their last fight at UFC 125 was a five-round epic that ended in a controversial draw. Coincidentally, Stann’s fight last fight, a TKO win against Chris Leben, also happened to be on…
Brian Stann and Wanderlei Silva are still matched up on the official UFC 130 website, but apparently nothing is confirmed yet. On Saturday the webiste MMAjunkie.com reported that Jorge Santiago, not Silva, is likely to be the former Marine’s next opponent. The MMAJunkie report came a day after ESPN.com reported that Santiago would indeed be returning to the UFC. On Sunday, Stann said on Twitter that nothing has been decided yet regarding his opponent. “Not sure who I’m fighting next, both names being thrown around sound great to me! Be an honor,” Stann tweeted. Santiago, who last fought in the…
