LOL, be ready to look away quickly if this wacky Muslim gets caught in another submission 
If the name Razak Al-Hassan means anything to you at all as an MMA fan, there can only be one reason. He’s the guy who, when locked up in a tight armbar against Steve Cantwell at last December’s UFC Fight For The Troops, decided to go ahead and let his arm get popped on national TV by an enthusiastic sadist. It was grotesque, it was sort of dumb, and it was a learning experience. Maybe. At least, you’d think that after suffering an injury that sidelined him for several months Al-Hassan would have a healthy appreciation for the necessity of the tapout. Talking with the Las Vegas Sun (via Cage Writer) that does not appear to be the case:
Although the injury kept him out of training for four months, Al-Hassan says that he wouldn’t have done a thing differently looking back on the fight.
“At this level, with this kind of opportunity, I want to make sure that I do everything in my power to win,” he said. “I’m pretty infamous for the injury now, but I’d rather go out like that, than to not be remembered at all. At least fans know that I’m going to bring it and I’ll go out on my shield any day of the week.”
As much as we love the never-say-die mentality, there are times when it’s better to be the guy who taps than the guy who can’t train for the next four months. While no one’s questioning his tough bastard credentials, Al-Hassan still lost that fight. He just got an injury thrown in as a bonus prize.
It’s one thing if you get hurt in the process of attempting an escape, but when his elbow lost its structural integrity Al-Hassan wasn’t even moving. Perhaps he was hoping Cantwell would get bored?
The story goes that Al-Hassan is now with some competent trainers and is ready to make sure he’s known for something other than a gruesome injury when he faces Kyle Kingsbury at UFC 104 this weekend. The money has to be on Kingsbury, who’s a big light heavyweight training out of AKA. If he grabs a heel hook on Al-Hassan I hope the referee is listening for the sound of his knee ligaments snapping.
Although the injury kept him out of training for four months, Al-Hassan says that he wouldn’t have done a thing differently looking back on the fight.
“At this level, with this kind of opportunity, I want to make sure that I do everything in my power to win,” he said. “I’m pretty infamous for the injury now, but I’d rather go out like that, than to not be remembered at all. At least fans know that I’m going to bring it and I’ll go out on my shield any day of the week.”
As much as we love the never-say-die mentality, there are times when it’s better to be the guy who taps than the guy who can’t train for the next four months. While no one’s questioning his tough bastard credentials, Al-Hassan still lost that fight. He just got an injury thrown in as a bonus prize.
It’s one thing if you get hurt in the process of attempting an escape, but when his elbow lost its structural integrity Al-Hassan wasn’t even moving. Perhaps he was hoping Cantwell would get bored?
The story goes that Al-Hassan is now with some competent trainers and is ready to make sure he’s known for something other than a gruesome injury when he faces Kyle Kingsbury at UFC 104 this weekend. The money has to be on Kingsbury, who’s a big light heavyweight training out of AKA. If he grabs a heel hook on Al-Hassan I hope the referee is listening for the sound of his knee ligaments snapping.
