Mike Russow Out Until January 2011 as Broken Arm Heals

Filed under: UFC, NewsA broken arm suffered in his recent May victory will sideline UFC heavyweight Mike Russow until January 2011.

Russow, who authored one of the best comeback moments in recent memory with a stunning third-round knockout of Todd Du…

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A broken arm suffered in his recent May victory will sideline UFC heavyweight Mike Russow until January 2011.

Russow, who authored one of the best comeback moments in recent memory with a stunning third-round knockout of Todd Duffee after trailing most of the fight, had been expected to only miss six to eight weeks while healing.

Midseason MMA Awards: Top Fight Card

Filed under: Fighting, UFC, WEC, StrikeforceIn theory, a midseason awards selection would preclude anything that happened after June 30, but let’s be informal and grant this awards column a four-day waiver so I can name UFC 116 as the fight card of the…

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In theory, a midseason awards selection would preclude anything that happened after June 30, but let’s be informal and grant this awards column a four-day waiver so I can name UFC 116 as the fight card of the year thus far.

Perhaps because it is the freshest of events in our minds, it seems like the obvious winner, but even a closer look confirms what we knew. It was an event that had a little bit of everything you’d want in a night of action, from highlight reel finishes (Gerald Harris’ slam KO over Dave Branch) to brilliant technique (Chris Lytle’s finishing reverse triangle/armbar sequence) to a blistering main event between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin in what is rapidly becoming the sport’s glamour division.