After UFC 213 win, Cody Stamann plans to tell his dad he's quitting the family business

LAS VEGAS – Considering newcomer Cody Stamann had just eight days to prepare for UFC debut, he’s got a bright future with a full training camp.

“I was going to be on the UFC card in December, so I was taking the summer off,” Stamann (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) said backstage at T-Mobile Arena after outpointing Terrion Ware (17-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on at UFC 213. “My performance, I would give it a 7 or an 8 (out of 10).

“I was talking to (UFC matchmaker) Sean Shelby in between rounds. I turned to him on the bench and was like, ‘Seven days, Sean? I’m 14-1. Can’t you give me eight weeks’ (notice)?”

As it turned out, Stamann is good at shifting focus. Two months out of the year, he works full-time in his family’s restoration business. It’s a job that affords him the ability to train mostly full-time, even though the summer months get busy.

He was in the middle of a big job when his manager called and told him he was fighting in the UFC next weekend.

“I was like, ‘Oh, (expletive) – are you serious?” he said. “All right, well, I’ll start doing medicals.”

Next time out, Shelby agrees he should get eight weeks to prepare. A full training camp without distractions might bump his self-score to 10.

Now that he’s a successful UFC fighter, heading back to work doesn’t sound like such a good idea.

“I’m going to walk into the stands, shake my dad’s (hand), give him a big kiss, and tell him I quit,” he said.

Check out the video with Stamann above.

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