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UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts organization, recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. The UFC is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and is owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC. This promotion is responsible for solidifying the sport's postion in the history-books.
UFC is currently undergoing a remarkable surge in popularity, along with greater mainstream media coverage. UFC programming can now be seen on FOX, FX, and FUEL TV in the United States, as well as in 35 other countries worldwide.
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01-19-2010, 02:38 PM
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UFC Fighter Corey Hill Makes His Comeback This Weekend
source: UFC Fighter Corey Hill Makes His Comeback This Weekend
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Corey Hill, who first came to our attention on The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, has unfortunately become better known for suffering one of the worst injuries ever seen in the octagon when he broke his leg in a fight with Dale Hartt.
The injury occurred back in December of 2008 at the UFC: Fight For The Troops event, and he hasn’t fought since.
The good news however is that Hill, now 31 and fully recovered from his leg break (though he still has a rod in his leg), will make his competitive return this Saturday night in Niagra Falls, NY, at the ‘Raging Wolf VI’ event.
The lightweight fighter, who holds a record of 2-2 (1-2 in the UFC), faces off against local prospect Jason Trzewieczynski (3-2), who is moving down from 170lbs for this bout. The fight is seen as the first step towards a return to the UFC where Hill remains under contract.
It’s not clear at this stage how many fights Hill will face in regional promotions like this before being given the green-light to return to the promotion. Considering he is still relatively inexperienced though, the opportunity for the fighter to get some more fights under his belt before making his way back to the big stage could be invaluable for him.
Whether he wins or loses on Saturday night, in many ways just being able to compete again after such a serious injury will be a victory in itself since doctors initially believed that he would never fight again.
Hill won’t be the only familiar face at the Raging Wolf event, as it also features two other former UFC fighters, Luigi Fioravanti and TUF 8 competitor Shane Primm who will fight in the main event of the evening.
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01-19-2010, 05:35 PM
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Good luck to the guy. Hope he does well.
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01-19-2010, 05:40 PM
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I really dont see him winning this, too much time off will be a huge factor in this I think...
hope he fares well though..
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01-19-2010, 10:00 PM
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MMA Fanatic
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I wish him well but everytime I hear his name I get the picture of that nasty leg break image thats burned into my brain.
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01-19-2010, 10:30 PM
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Best of luck to Hill. His going back into the octagon is a testament to his heart and perseverance.
Truly, though, that injury was wicked, and I think he should start looking for a back up career plan.
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01-20-2010, 12:34 AM
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I still can't believe Hill fights at and is continuing to fight at 155.
The guy needs to go eat a couple hamburgers and move up to 170.
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01-20-2010, 01:56 PM
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I wish him well but everytime I hear his name I get the picture of that nasty leg break image thats burned into my brain.
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That was horrible. I hope that he does well in his return as well.
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01-20-2010, 02:06 PM
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Ya good luck to him and props for comming back after such a freak injury.
At least now he knows not much worse can happen to him.
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01-20-2010, 02:25 PM
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Wonder if he'll be throwing many leg kicks?
I'm happy he was able to come back after that though, I always liked him on the show and I'm not sure why.
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01-20-2010, 05:29 PM
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I hope he does good, good luck and break a leg... or not! haha
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UFC Fighter Corey Hill Makes His Comeback This Weekend
