Emotional Krzysztof Soszynski implies his retirement following UFC 140 loss
Former Ultimate Fighter semifinalist Krzysztof Soszynski suffered a devastating knockout loss to Igor Pokrajac earlier this month at UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida. The loss ended a two-fight winning streak for Soszynski, and, apparently, his MMA career. During UFC President Dana White‘s first video blog for UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem, Soszynski is shown being looked over by the medical team after... [Read More...]
Win or lose, Krzysztof Soszynski just wants to put on good fights
Krzysztof Soszynski realizes that fighters are going to lose fights, regardless of how great they are. Soszynski will put his two fight win streak on the line tonight when he meets Igor Pokrajac at UFC 140 as part of the ION-televised prelim portion of the show. Since his time on The Ultimate Fighter 8, Soszynski has put together a respectable 6-2 record, including wins over Stephan Bonnar and Mike... [Read More...]
Krzysztof Soszynski talks fighting, fatherhood, and fans in Canada
Krzysztof Soszynski is heading back to Canada on December 10 when he meets Igor Pokrajac at UFC 140. Growing up in Canada, Soszynski is no stranger to our neighbors to the north. In fact, during his UFC career he’s pretty comfortable fighting in Canada as he’s 2-0 in the great white north, picking up a Submission of the Night bonus as well. “I love going back to Canada. I had a chance to fight... [Read More...]
(EXCLUSIVE) Krzysztof Soszynski: “I kind of live my life one day at a time and see where it’s going to take me.”
At the age of 34, Krzysztof Soszynski knows that time isn’t necessarily on his side. While he remains at a relatively young age by most standards, it’s a whole different ball game in MMA. We’ve seen some exceptions to the unstated rule like Randy Couture and Dan Henderson, though not everyone is cut from the same cloth and that’s okay with Soszynski. He knows what he was in... [Read More...]
Krzysztof Soszynski targets Toronto for his return to the Octagon
Ultimate Fighter 8 alumnus Krzysztof Soszynski has only fought once in 2011 but if he has his way it won’t be the only time he steps foot in the Octagon before the end of the year. Hampered with a series of nagging injuries, “The Polish Experiment” has been stuck on the sidelines and won’t be physically good to go for another few months. On the bright side, the timing might just work out perfectly... [Read More...]
Igor Pokrajac replaces injured Anthony Perosh at UFC 131
In a match-up likely to leave spell-check in fits and fans on their feet, the UFC has announced well-rounded Croatian Igor Pokrajac will be filling a vacant slot opposite Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 131 after the Ultimate Fighter Season 8 alumnus’ original opponent, Anthony Perosh, was forced to withdraw due to an injury sustained while training for the June 11 bout. Though Pokrajac has yet to find... [Read More...]
Krzysztof Soszynski plans on going ‘toe-to-toe’ and ‘banging away’ with Stephan Bonnar
After suffering his first defeat since three consecutive wins upon his official arrival in the UFC, Krzysztof Soszynski has found himself turning to a somewhat unlikely resource to help sharpen his skills for the thirty-two year old light heavyweight’s upcoming UFC 110 showdown with Stephan Bonnar. The saying goes: If you can’t beat them, join them; and Soszynski has taken exactly that... [Read More...]
Krzysztof Soszynski to Replace Houston Alexander at UFC 98
With the UFC forced to shuffle many of their fighters due to a rash of injuries on the UFC 98 card they have done a great job of lining up solid replacements. MMAJunkie.com is reporting that Krzysztof Soszynski will replace the injured Houston Alexander against Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 which will be held in Las Vegas on May 23. Soszynski is coming off a victory against former WEC light heavyweight champion... [Read More...]
Krzysztof Soszynski: “If (TUF) was just about the training and the fights, the only people who’d watch it would be hardcore fans”
The final two episodes of Spike TV’s breakthrough reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” aired Wednesday night revealing the four finalists, who, in the December 13 finale will battle to determine who will be left standing in the pursuit of a coveted six-figure contract with the UFC. More importantly, the finals will determine who will garner the recognition previous winners like Forrest Griffin,... [Read More...]
The Phenomenon of Kimbo Slice
Last night we bore witness to an official phenomenon in mixed martial arts. His name is Kimbo Slice. And no, I’m not talking about his skill set in the cage. I’m talking about his personality, his name, his charisma, his appearance, his demeanor in the cage and his prior history of internet street fight. Because of those factors the guy sells tickets. And probably some Showtime subscriptions... [Read More...]
EliteXC: Street Certified Preview and Predictions
Tonight’s EliteXC card features an intriguing mix of heavyweight matchmaking and an assortment of debuts on the main SHOWTIME portion of the card as well as the ProElite.com Internet portion (starts at 7:30 p.m. on ProElite.com) of the show. Many people are focusing on the night’s main event between Kimbo Slice and Tank Abbott, and understandably so, but a heavyweight clash scheduled between Antonio... [Read More...]
Pain Poll: The Staff of 5 Oz. Breaks Down EliteXC: Street Certified
It’s that time again for the staff of 5 Oz. to break down another major MMA card. EliteXC: Street Certified is this Saturday, February 16th with the undercard fights streaming live on ProElite.com at 7:30 PM ET and the main card starts on SHOWTIME at 10 PM ET and we are here to give you the goods on who’s going to claim victory and who will taste defeat. Apparently this time around it’s... [Read More...]
