UFC 136: Brian Stann only needs five seconds to knockout Chael Sonnen

Marine Corps middleweight Brian Stann is a pretty sizable underdog heading into his UFC 136 fight against Chael Sonnen on Saturday night (Oct. 8) at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

That's because Sonnen has the ability to out-wrestle just about anyone in the 185-pound weight class and as he's shown in recent fights, keep them there with a good degree of success.

But even if he gets dominated for a majority of the fights, Stann tells MMA Nation he only needs the last five seconds to turn it around:

"I think people are underestimating me. I'm a difficult guy to wrestle to the ground. I'm also a difficult guy to hold on the ground. Chael's the best at doing those things so we're gonna find out quickly. People forget that I train with the best guys in the world. Obviously, I wouldn't be confident if I was losing every single second of every day at the gym. I'm training with a lot of good guys and having success there. I feel good coming in here. The other thing I know with my heart is that any of my punches or kicks can completely turn a fight around. I don't care if I lose 14:55 seconds of the fight, I still have five seconds to knock him out and finish him. That's gonna be my mind set going in. I'm gonna focus on what I'm gonna do to him."

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How about it Maniacs, will we see a repeat of Stann vs. Phil Davis? Or Stann vs. Mike Massenzio?