Bellator FC welterweight contender, Dan Hornbuckle has been speaking about treading the promotions 170 pound tournament for the second year running, revealing a quick win over Brent Weedman this weekend in Lemoore, California will be just what the doctor ordered.Speaking via MMAJunkie.com, Hornbuckle said:
“All the sudden it got a lot more tough. The way this is stacking up it is probably one of the best tournaments that any company has ever put together. Well, I guess the heavyweights with Strikeforce are pretty damn good now, but along the lines of welterweights, this is pretty damn tough the way it is built.”
“Last season, I was pretty fortunate and got out of the ring in under a minute or two minutes each fight and didn’t take that much damage. I was really back in the gym the Monday or Tuesday of the following week.”
“I was actually very surprised on how my body did hold up, especially training down at the main camp at [American Top Team] with all those unpaid fights, then fighting once a month on the competitive end. It held up real well. I guess the main thing is just to minimize the damage taken during it, because you know you’re going to have to go through at minimum three months of competing.”
“I am out for blood as soon as possible. I want to get out of this ring. I guess that’s another strategy – get in and out of that ring as soon as possible and move on to the next round. Something’s going to get finished, and it’s going to be Brent. I’m not a trash-talker. That’s not trash. That’s just being confident. It’s not cocky. It’s borderline. It’s teetering. Here’s my prediction: first round. Boom! That just happened.”
Hornbuckle will be looking to build on the impressive decision win he pulled off against former UFC veteran, Brad Blackburn at Bellator 25 in August, something many pundits are calling the biggest win of his career to date. Will he have more luck second time round in the tournament?
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