Russow Out for 6-8 Weeks: Broken Arm Injury
Last Saturday night at UFC 114 in Las Vegas, Mike Russow tasted a bit of notoriety in his third-round comeback knockout of Todd Duffee. For the better part of three rounds, he survived on the receiving end of Duffee’s punches rounds until his one-punch answer that sent an out-cold Duffee to the canvas.
Along with the broken arm problem, the 34-year-old veteran had plenty of reasons to quit. When no amount of adrenaline could dull the pain, he knew that the injury was serious one.
“It hurt pretty bad throughout the fight, but I had no choice but to keep fighting, Every time I threw a punch, in the back of my mind I thought, ‘This is gonna hurt” said Russow.
On Thursday, the broken arm was set and casted. Again, in another six to eight weeks, Russow predicts he’ll be able to start training. Russow is anxious for another opportunity to prove himself. He works as a police officer from 5 p.m. to 3 am shift and finds time to train during the day.
For fans during the bout, Russow’s flabby 253-pound physique was another topic. Before transferring to Eastern Illinois’s wrestling program under the coaching of future UFC champion Matt Hughes, he played football for Illinois State University.
At Pride 33 in February 2007, Russow suffered his only career defeat to Russian boxer Sergei Kharitonov.
“Out of the 14 fights I’ve had, I’ve never felt really comfortable standing up, it showed I could get out there and I could take some punches. I felt a lot more comfortable as the rounds went on”, said Russow.
Russow’s resilience secured him a $65,000 pay bump for knockout of the night, it was the biggest win of his career, and it earned him another shot in the Octagon and some more UFC betting opportunities for us.
“I’ve always felt I could do good. I still have a lot more to prove and I think a lot of people don’t really know about me and my style, a lot of people don’t like, Wrestling. Some people think it’s boring…but I think it did help knocking Todd Duffee out, especially because everyone was so high on him,” said Russow.
