UFC 146’s Struve: I’ve got the edge standing and on the mat over Johnson

Stefan Struve thinks he has an advantage in striking over Lavar Johnson, but he is dead certain he’s the better man on the ground.

“I think if I use my kickboxing the way I can, then he doesn’t have much of a chance, and if I take him down, the fight…

Stefan Struve thinks he has an advantage in striking over Lavar Johnson, but he is dead certain he’s the better man on the ground.

“I think if I use my kickboxing the way I can, then he doesn’t have much of a chance, and if I take him down, the fight is pretty much over,” Struve today told MMAjunkie.com.

Of course, he has to get the fight there when they meet at UFC 146, which takes place Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.