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Survival pressure is hardly like Iraq for Brian Stann

Like every fighter before a bout, Brian Stann has a reason to be nervous.

Tonight in Las Vegas he'll look across the cage at another mixed martial artist who is trying to take away his title as well as his win bonus that goes to support his wife and daughter.

His challenger is Steve Cantwell, a 6-2 205-pound fighter that choked his last opponent into submission.

Still, for the...

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