If you’re an old school MMA fan (and if you’re thinking ‘dude I’ve been watching since Brock Lesnar made his UFC debut’ you’re not even close) then you might remember the days when David Loiseau was kicking and slicing his way to a title shot with then middleweight champ Rich Franklin. From his spinning back kick stoppage of Charles McCarthy at UFC 53, to his ‘those elbows can’t be good for anyone’ win over Evan Tanner at UFC Fight Night 2, “The Crow” bandwagon quickly filled up.
Of course, the good times didn’t last for Loiseau, and after really disappointing results against Franklin and Mike Swick, the Canadian was cut from the UFC. More recently, however, Loiseau has gone 4-1 in his last five bouts and will face Mario Miranda at UFC 115. Now according to an interesting interview with UFC.com, Loiseau has once again enlisted the services of coach Kambalay “Peter” Sisomphou, the man who taught “The Crow” the fine art of elbow hacking (a Rated Mature skill Loiseau is rather infamous for).
“He’s the guy who showed me how to throw elbows,” said Loiseau of Sisomphou, a veteran of over 200 fights in Thailand who is credited by many with helping establish Muay Thai in Quebec in the 80’s. “He’s got a lot of knowledge, a lot of experience and it’s a blessing; I’m happy to have him back and it makes fighting fun again.”
Huh. Maybe things will get gory June 12th? Maybe not. To bet on the bout head here.