LFA 12/AXS TV Fights video: Derrick Krantz not expecting ground fight with Ben Neumann

LFA history is on the line tonight in Minnesota when Derrick Krantz and Ben Neumann step into the cage.

Krantz (19-9) and Neumann (12-4) meet in the LFA 12 main event with the promotion’s inaugural welterweight title on the line.

LFA 12 takes place tonight at Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minn. The main card airs live on AXS TV.

Ahead of the title fight, AXS TV Fights color commentator and former fighter Pat Miletich sat down with the headliners to break down the main event.

Krantz, a 29-year-old from Texas, has won five of his past six fights. His resume includes fights against the likes of Dustin Poirier, Rich Clementi, Sean Spencer and Andrey Koreshkov, and before the RFA and Legacy FC merger, he went 6-3 under the Legacy FC banner.

In his most recent fight, Krantz took a unanimous decision from Hayward Charles at LFA 4 in February. He said there are similarities between Charles and his opponent tonight, Neumann. But he envisions the fight staying on the feet.

“The only difference I really see wtih Hayward and Ben is Hayward is more heavy-handed, and he’s a black belt (in jiu-jitsu),” Krantz said. “I’m not saying Ben is a slouch on the ground – he’s got (10) submissions. If it makes it to the ground, he’s going to be up against the cage and taking punishment.”

Check out the video above for more from Krantz with Miletich ahead of LFA 12. Below, don’t miss Miletich’s breakdown with Krantz’s opponent, Neumann.

And for more on LFA 12, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.

LFA 12 is live on AXS TV tonight at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT). Make sure to tweet along using #LFA12. AXS TV airs new, live fights almost every Friday night in 2017. Find AXS TV on your TV right here: www.axs.tv/fights.

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