Corey Hill Looks to Return to Fighting in 2010
by Kid Nate on Nov 1, 2009 10:09 AM EST
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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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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
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.
This is bad...
This is very bad.
"Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity." - Bullet Tooth Tony
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Why all the negativity? Maybe he can do this now?
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Nov 1, 2009 12:57 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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).
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
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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
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