Anyone else besides me remember Hill? He was the guy from the lightweight season of The Ultimate Fighter who was 6′1. That’s right, he was 6′1, 155 lbs. If that’s not a huge advantage, I don’t know what is.
After suffering a possible career ending leg injury on December 10th, 2008, when he went to check a leg kick from Dale Hartt, he broke his leg. After a long road back, he is getting ready to fight again. MMA Weekly did a nice long piece talking about his recovery, and he says that he wants to be fighting again by January-ish.
If you were wondering about the leg, he said that was the easiest part of getting back in the groove.
“I’m a modest guy, but my friends say I’m a little overconfident,” he said. “For me, realizing the injury, and realizing that someone may grab that leg, it was easy for me to start throwing kicks with it. That way, I could remove doubt in my mind, and the guys I’m sparring with know that ‘he’s not afraid of the leg kick.’
“I don’t just throw it out there willy nilly anymore. I’m looking for a specific spot on...
