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Former UFC heavyweight champ Kevin Randleman admits hasty returns to the cage have been a detriment to his fighting career.
Randleman, who recently completed a small role in the upcoming Men in Black 3 film, tells MMAFighting.com he’s back in the gym training, but won’t be rushing into his next fight. Taking time out after the shoot to reevaluate his career, Randleman came to realize he hasn’t been allowing himself to recover from injuries.
“Any fighter will tell you that the hardest thing to do is wait to heal but I have learned my lesson — the hard way unfortunately — and I did way more harm than good for myself pushing too much too soon,” Randleman said. “I also realized that when I would get in the cage that getting hurt was something that was always in the back of my mind because I knew I wasn’t 100 percent. I just tried to talk myself into it — because I wanted to fight so bad.”