Highs and Lows

I think I've been putting this post off for a week or two due to the fact that it's utterly depressing...I injured my arm and won't be able to compete.

I figured that I would leave it a bit closer to the time to decide, and on Monday night I finally decided... that I couldn't compete. Two weeks ago at training I was practicing a throw with my partner but lost my balance and fell into it. Just as my full weight landed on my extended arm, my training partner landed on the back of my elbow, and the pain was excruciating - there was a loud click and I wholly believed that my arm was broken for a second or two after it happened.

Tatami Fightwear Estilo 2.0 Review

According to the Tatami website, the Estilo is a gi "that is built to the highest quality and craftsmanship but also with cutting edge style and detailing"...and they've got it spot on!

The first thing that I noticed about the Estilo is that it looks very nice. I'm a huge fan of contrast stitching; I think it just looks cool. Also, my favourite colour combination is black, red and white - it's no surprise then that I adore the style of the Black Estilo gi, with its red contrast stitching.

The UFC's hot potato

30 December 2006 is a significant date for the UFC...it's the last time that there was a consecutive defence of the Light Heavyweight title, by non other than the iceman himself. So nearly five years, and six champions later, the belt has not been defended more than once, and yet we are expected to believe that Jones will change all that...this blogger is not convinced.

When Rampage dispatched of Liddell, Liddell was rightly feared as one of the most elite strikers the UFC had ever seen with his devastating overhand right dropping opponents left, right and centre. It was expected that if Rampage could outstrike Liddell, what chance did any other contenders have? Well Forrest Griffin answered that question with a series of brutal leg and arm kicks, and took a lop-sided decision over Jackson

Hammer Time!

Sorry it's been so long since I posted - I picked up a bug at the start of the week and haven't done much except lie around and recover.

Weighed myself on Tuesday or Wednesday morning and I've lost another 3-4 lbs, but I don't expect that weight to stay off; I think some of it was lost through illness, so I'd expect it to go back on anyway, that and the fact that it's the first UFC in over a month tomorrow night so I'll be getting domino's and beer in to make a night of it :)

On the training front I didn't do any at the start of the week (due to the illness) however, something that I've been planning for a while finally came to fruition the other day...