Anyone by chance hear of a press-release or update on Kazushi's condition since his fight with Arona? Poor guy,

i'd say he is okay. he's in pretty bad health to begin with, but he should fight in bushido only.

He was released from the hospital the other day. They were worried that he had a broken orbital bone again, but I think he's Ok.

He was released from the hospital the other day. They were worried that he had a broken orbital bone again, but I think he's Ok.

thanks, really glad to hear that

Arona was Yellow carded after the fight was over for poking the cut...

From MMAWeekly:

He is one of the greatest fighters of all time in MMA, but after his beating at the hands of Ricardo Arona, many wondered if Kaz Sakuraba would finally hang them up.

MMAWeekly's Scott Petersen says the answer is simply no. Sakuraba talked with Japanese promoters this weekend both on Japanese television and in the print media and told reporters that he will not retire.

Sakuraba said that he will plan on returning to the ring hopefully in October. Sakuraba said he most likely will fight against fighters closer to his weight class. (86kg) Sakuraba has already begun some light work outs, mainly with weight training.

Saku said his focus right now would be to do some light weight lifting but primarily letting his body completely heal, something he hasn't truly done in years. Sakuraba said he had plenty of fight left in him as he gets ready for his 36th birthday this month.

Thanks for the info, I havn't been checking MMAweekly out too much lately, I hate there new format....

Thanks for the info, I havn't been checking MMAweekly out too much lately, I hate there new format....

i agree 100%, i used to just be able to get all the news in the morning, now its spread out and kind of a pain to keep going back.. i guess thats the idea tho.