Jose Canseco loses MMA debut in 77 secondsSubmitted by admin on May 26, 2009 - 4:38pm |
Jose Canseco was once a dominate player in the sport of baseball. Now the controversial former slugger is trying his hands at another sport-mixed martial arts.
Canseco made his MMA debut this week in a loss that only lasted 77 seconds. The fight, which took place in Japan, was between the former All-Star and 7-foot-2, 330 pound South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi.
Canseco proved he wasn’t afraid of the giant fighter, as he came out swinging and landed the first blow to Choi’s body. After which, the fight turned on Canseco like fans after his first book. Choi was able to get him to the mat and the fight was called after Choi begun landing blows to Canseco’s head.
“You have no idea how scary it was facing a man that big,” Canseco said after the fight. “I ran into one of his left jabs and that almost knocked me out.”
Canseco also said that he hurt his knee and that may have led to the quick finish to the match. "I knew that at some point during the fight my knee was going to give out and once I was down I knew I wasn't going to get up. He's just too heavy to move,” said Canseco.
Although this was Canseco’s first MMA fight he has had a few tussles in his day. The former MVP boxed Partridge Family member Danny Bonaduce in a fight that ended in a draw. Canseco seemed to be right at home in the spotlight.
Canseco, who wanted to stick with his memorable roots, entered the arena caring a baseball bat before setting it down for the fight, but after the loss needed to be helped out of the ring as his opponent moved to an MMA record of 2-2.
Because he does like to be in the conversation, most would expect Canseco to fight professionally at least once more, but he won’t be able to pencil in his next fight until he heals up.
"I have no idea if I'll do this again," Canseco said. "I've gotta get my knee better before I commit to anything like this."
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