WITH a brutal knockout record, explosive speed and a father who was an Olympic wrestling coach, Vic Darchinyan has all the tools to make the transition to cage fighting. As the Ultimate Fighting Championship prepares to explode in Sydney this week, the Raging Bull - with six boxing world titles - has spoken of his desire to enter the octagon. Darchinyan has been training with Parramatta Eels cage fighting guru James Te Huna in the lead-up to his next fight against Mexican Rodrigo Guerrero in California on March 6. "At the right time, I want to have a go at cage fighting. I've done wrestling since I was very young, so I believe it's something I could compete at if I wanted to," Darchinyan said. "My father was an Olympic wrestling coach for Armenia, so he was teaching me from the time I was very small. In a year or two, it's something I'm definitely going to do." Rest of article click here
I heard the rumour too from my Armenian friend yesterday - I thought he was pulling my leg!!!! Yeah Marcus, agree with the weight thing. It would be good if cage fighting/ufc wasn't at the expense of boxing - maybe as an in between fight or something...
He would have to fight in the WEC which is the lower weight division UFC organisation. Depending on how good a wrestler he is, he could definitely make a go of it.
No i don't think so. Their divisions are - 155 lightweight, 170 welterweight, 185 middleweight, 205 light heavyweight, maximum 265 heavyweight.
Channel Ten's One HD will televise the action live and there is talk the free-to-air network might make a play to televise all UFC shows. That sounds awesome! I don't mind UFC. They can have really good fights, and some boring. Just like boxing..
Sorry mate...I was way out of line Francis likes this style :fight:grouphugpimp Hey....and remember you started it