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((TIM))WELCOME BACK...
MARSHALL'S DERRICK KRANTZ HAS
BEEN INSIDE THE OCTAGON SINCE
HE WAS 18... BUT THE 31 YEAR
"I started fighting in 2006"
That first fight was right
here in Shreveport.Krantz
said, "Luckily I came out
victorious because I was out
of shape, and had no training,
and the crowd and the
experience, and the pleasure I
got on my father's face after
winning that fight, it sank in
that this is what I want to
do."Krantz has been fighting
ever since, but his career has
taken off in the last couple
of years, and he is now on
the verge of reaching the UFC.
Krantz said, "My mind's there.
I'm 31 years old. I've got a
great wife, kids, a house. I'm
pretty set foundation wise.
Now, I want to chase that
dream."That dream, is reaching
the UFC and now the
welterweight will get his
shot. Following his win at LFA
63, Krantz was offered a spot
in Dana White's Contender
Series, by none other then the
UFC president himself."I
actually had to watch the
as it seemed to Krantz, the
moment was real, and now the
Marshall fighter is just
months away from making his
dream a reality."You know, ten
years is a long time working
towards something, so it's
definitely going to be a
relief of some pent up
feelings, but for the most
part, I believe it's going to
be wonderful."
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Reporting with the Derrick
Krantz training camp, I'm Brad
Cesak."
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((TIM))WE WON'T HAVE TO WAIT
LONG TO SEE KRANTZ ON THE BIG
STAGE... THE THIRD SEASON OF
THE DANA WHITE CONTENDER
