UFC star Stephan Bonnar joins Caged In
for exclusive UFC 110 training blog

Jan 27, 2010 | by MattE | 1 Comment

UFC star Stephan Bonnar has joined up with Caged In and The Times of Northwest Indiana to write an exclusive training blog leading up to his next fight.

The Munster native, who now lives and trains in Las Vegas, meets fellow light heavyweight Krzyzstof Soszynski at UFC 110 in Sydney on Feb. 20. That card will be the UFC’s first in Australia.

Bonnar, a Purdue graduate who got his start in mixed martial arts fighting for regional promotions in Northwest Indiana like Ironheart Crown and Total Fight Challenge, first came to international MMA prominence when he appeared on the inaugural season of the UFC reality competition “The Ultimate Fighter.” He reached the finals in the light heavyweight division that season, and his epic clash with Forrest Griffin has gone down in MMA history as one of the greatest fights of all time – and certainly the one that put the UFC on the mainstream map. Though Bonnar lost a unanimous 29-28 decision to Griffin, he, too, was awarded a contract with the promotion for his performance in the fight. UFC president Dana White has said that Bonnar will always have a home with the company, likening him and Griffin to his own kids because of their fight nearly five years ago.

But now Bonnar (11-6, 5-5 UFC) finds himself in need of a comeback of sorts. While training for a fight with Matt Hamill in 2008, Bonnar suffered a major knee injury that kept him out of action for a long stretch. When he finally was able to get back in the cage, at UFC 94 a year ago, he ran into one of the hottest fighters in the sport, Jon Jones, who beat him in a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). Bonnar said after the fight he just didn’t feel right going into the cage – perhaps experiencing the ring rust effect that plagues most fighters after long layoffs. And against UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman at UFC 100 last July, Bonnar dropped another unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards.

When Bonnar steps into the Octagon in Sydney, he’ll be looking for his first win since UFC 77 – a 28-month stretch. And he’s going to take Caged In readers along for the ride as he trains for Soszynski and prepares to head to the Land Down Under.

So be sure to check in often, as you never know when Stephan might drop a surprise post on us. And we’ll be adding more Bonnar and UFC 110 news as the fight card approaches.

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