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When it comes to fight preparation, Krzyzstof Soszynski has most assuredly been on both ends of the spectrum.
Last May, “The Polish Experiment” got less than three weeks notice to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98. In August, he got about a month’s notice to fill in for Matt Hamill against Brandon Vera at UFC 102. He came through with a knockout against Gusmao, but was sluggish and out-pointed against Vera.
That’s why he would much prefer a nice, long training camp – even if, like this time around, it’s essentially an eight-month camp to fight the same opponent twice.
Soszynski (19-9-1, 4-1 UFC) rematches with Stephan Bonnar (11-7, 5-6 UFC) at UFC 116 on Saturday after a controversial ending to their first fight at UFC 110. An accidental head butt opened up a cut on Bonnar’s head that forced a TKO stoppage, and Bonnar’s appeal to have the bout ruled a no contest was denied. Both fighters agreed a rematch would be prudent, but Soszynski said this is not likely to be a continuation of their last meeting.