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Elvis Back in the Building: UFC 110 (?) fighter Elvis Sinosic Career Spanning Interview


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Elvis Sinosic exploded onto the MMA scene by giving Frank Shamrock all he could handle for K-1 in Japan.  Then he shocked the world by upsetting submission ace Jeremy Horn...via submission.  After more than a decade in the fight game, the "King of Rock and Rumble" has seen all there is to see.  Contemplating a return for UFC 110, Elvis talked with Heavy.com about his up and down career.

The conversation covered a lot of ground.  Everything from his thoughts on Tito's antics:

Elvis: I didn’t think much of them. It is what he does and I knew it would happen if I lost. I think it’s what he does for the fans and for the attention. I don’t have any problems with it. What he did with me was pretty light hearted anyway.

The tough life of a fighter:

As to training stories one of my most memorable was getting concussed in sparring twice in one night in the lead up to a fight. I didn’t go down and my partners never noticed but I forgot most of it. I kept talking to one of the guys by the ring and asking him what happened? How many rounds have we done? Is sparring over yet? The things you do when you’re a fighter.

And the thrill of stepping into the Octagon for the first time:

When you were in the UFC you knew you were in the Big Show. Both K1 and UFC have something special. They both have a different atmosphere but in both of them you can feel the energy. You know this is the pinnacle of the sport. I also think there was something almost mythical about the octagon and stepping into the UFC cage for the first time was a rush.

More with an MMA pioneer at Heavy.com

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lol

I remember when Forrest knocked him out with the PHANTOM PUNCH~ and people were proclaiming Zuffa was protecting Forrest.

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by D.W. on Nov 3, 2009 3:51 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

then people thought they’re giving Forrest as a sacrificial lamb, in what was supposed to be a massacre against Shogun

by Anton Tabuena on Nov 3, 2009 3:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it’s funny. They have actually tried to book the TUF winners carefully, but at some point they have to sink or swim on their own. Forrest made his own breaks…

by JonathanSnowden on Nov 3, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I started to reply to this, but it got a little long for a comment.

Thanks for the inspiration.

...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.

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by Brett Jones on Nov 4, 2009 8:13 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Watching Elvis lose typically makes for a pretty fun time.

by jbotter on Nov 3, 2009 7:09 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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