LAS VEGAS – Navajo Stirling is ready for the big stage after Dana White’s Contender Series 71. Stirling (5-0) knocked out Phillip Latu (6-2) with a thunderous left hand Tuesday in their light heavyweight bout at the UFC Apex to earn a UFC contract.
City Kickboxing’s Stirling said nerves were a non-factor, and he felt right where he belonged in the octagon.
“It’s all a part of my dream that’s going as I planned it,” Stirling told MMA Junkie and other reporters Tuesday at a post-fight news conference. “I feel like I’m meant to be here.
