Bellator 43’s Rick Hawn eyes tournament crown, much-needed vacation

Fighting once a month can be good or bad depending on how you look at it.

While the vast majority of high-level mixed martial artists compete once
every three-to-five months in order to recharge body and mind, you’re
not afforded that luxury in a Bell…

Fighting once a month can be good or bad depending on how you look at it.

While the vast majority of high-level mixed martial artists compete once
every three-to-five months in order to recharge body and mind, you’re
not afforded that luxury in a Bellator Fighting Championships
tournament-style format.

You don’t have to tell any of this to Rick Hawn, who
has been grinding his way through the season-four welterweight
tournament field and now finds himself on the precipice of the finals.