Fighting injured.� When fighters' paychecks are contingent upon them getting into the cage and performing like trained monkey/gladiator/Rock'em �Sock'em Robot hybrids, we're going to get a lot of dudes who eschew proper medical care and healing for the sake of being able to make mortgage payments.� It's just a fact of life.� And it's made even more prevalent when you factor in the money promotions put into hyping those particular matchups and whatever emotion fans invest in those particular fighters.� All that amounts to a heck of a lot of pressure on those who might be injured.� If, by now, you've figured out that today's morning news roundup deals with someone having fought injured, you are correct!� Follow the jump to collect your prize!
- According to former Bellator champ-turned-lukewarm UFC middleweight Hector Lombard, his recent Octagon debut at UFC 149 was tainted by a pre-existing injury.� What was holding him back?� A fractured sternum.� Yikes.� That's almost as bad as the time Tito Ortiz fought with a fractured skull, a ruptured disc, a torn ACL, rickets and Whooping Cough.� Anyway, Lombard ended up losing a lackluster split decision to Tim Boetsch, so yeah, sure, a busted sternum could do that.
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- Former UFC welterweight Frank Trigg was arrested on domestic violence charges in Las Vegas, N.V.� Details are sparse, but MMAFighting has ascertained that he's out on bond, and that this isn't the first time issues have arisen between Trigg and his estranged wife.� Double yikes.
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- Resurgent UFC lightweight Jamie Varner says he could've won his UFC on FOX 4 fight against Joe Lauzon (Lauzon won and both men got a fat Fight of the Night bonus), but it would've been boring if he'd gone that route and done what he'd needed to win.� Okay.� Thanks? I guess?
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- The matchup between B.J. Penn and up-and-coming star Rory MacDonald has allegedly been rescheduled for the UFC on FOX installment slated for December.� This is according to fighter-turned-TV personality Nate Quarry, who said this on MMA Uncensored on SpikeTV last night.� However, since I can't very well link to a TV show (Can I?� Can I plug my computer into my DVR?), here's BloodyElbow reiterating those very words.
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