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Corey Hill Looks to Return to Fighting in 2010

Photo by FIGHT! Magazine

MMA Weekly gets the story:


Hill is itching to get inside the cage again, but he wants to be smart about his return. He knows the high level of UFC fighters and doesn't want to rush into a situation he's not prepared for. On the other hand, he and his family have gone almost a whole year on one income (his wife works has a hairdresser).

 

"Fifty percent of me wants to get back out there because I'm going to be a great fighter, and the other 50 percent is financially," he said. "We went from two vehicles to one vehicle. But we're not doing anything that no one else in this economy is doing."

In a best-case scenario, he hopes to be fighting "January-ish."

Big things had been expected of Hill (2-2, 1-2 UFC), a gifted 6'4" lightweight athlete with no professional MMA experience before appearing on the cast of the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighter, before he shattered his leg against Dale Hartt at UFC -- Fight for the Troops in December, 2008.

He's rushed his rehab which was originally set to last two and one-half years, we'll see if that proves to be a wise decision.

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Uhhhmmm….isn’t his leg just going to snap in half again? Seriously that was a nasty breakage.

for all intents and purposes, just consider all my posts as works of satire.

by Bandaka on Nov 1, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions  

That picture is not what you want to see first thing in the morning.

I love me some Sexyama!

by pud333 on Nov 1, 2009 10:17 AM EST reply actions  

He needs to get his leg back to 100% and take 2-3 fights outside the UFC before he steps back into the octagon. The UFC should keep him under contract, but there’s no way he’s ready for even the shallow end of the UFC’s talent pool in any weight division.

Or he can just cut to 145 and fight in the WEC. lol

by cmsove on Nov 1, 2009 10:40 AM EST reply actions  

“Or he can just cut to 145 and fight in the WEC”

oh please no.

by goodbones on Nov 1, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions  

he sould be very carful about rushing a come back that leg break was serious and im no dr but im sure another break like that may just end his days as a fighter

by Riley_96 on Nov 1, 2009 10:53 AM EST reply actions  

Dammm

Who knew I shoulda ate lunch frist b4 loggin into BE.
I gotta agree 6’4 is massive length for a lw.
Im not sure I’ll ever wanna see corey throw another leg kick again. That had to be one of the sickest things i’ve ever seen on tv. Hopefully he is 100% recoverd b4 he returns to the octogan.

by beerdo on Nov 1, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions  

It was so sick in fact, that it was hard to actually believe what I was seeing.

by goodbones on Nov 1, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions  

This is bad...

This is very bad.

"Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity." - Bullet Tooth Tony
@deowade

by Damon O. on Nov 1, 2009 12:40 PM EST reply actions  

Why all the negativity? Maybe he can do this now?

by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Nov 1, 2009 12:57 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

I doubt breaking your leg gives you YOGA FLAME!

for all intents and purposes, just consider all my posts as works of satire.

by Bandaka on Nov 1, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions  

What it does give you is teleportation abilities.

'Ello G'vnor!

by IHateMMA on Nov 1, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Corey would be a good addition to the WEC’s lightweight division.

by MMAEruption on Nov 1, 2009 1:57 PM EST reply actions  

i’m 6’0" and even cutting to 155 is hard for me, i cant imagine being 6’4" and being that skinny and fight …

by CC11 on Nov 1, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions  

You know, at this point where Zuffa is pretty much the MMA superpower, I don’t think it would kill them to give fighters a downside guarantee to help them out a little financially during long stretches of inactivity. Even something like $600 a month in addition to their normal fight salaries. It’s not a lot but it could be the difference for some between having to work a part-time job or focusing exclusively on fighting, or having to work a full time job or just part-time in addition to fighting, or in this case having to sell a car just to pay the bills. Even with 350 fighters under contract I think Zuffa could certainly afford this (works out to about $2,520,000 a year added to their payroll).

by Chromium on Nov 1, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions  

Oh, I’ve wanted to kick the crap out of many, many computer in my time.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Nov 2, 2009 4:43 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd

for truth.

I’ve probably toughened my shins more over the years from kicking recalcitrant computers than from kicking pads at the gym.

"I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by in the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito Ortiz

by CasualMMAFan on Nov 2, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions  

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