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MMA Submission: Preparing for the end

By Ryan Hockensmith

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Like MMA Submission? Check the archives. For an hour, Benji Radach pushed. "Come on, two more minutes!" he prodded. "You can do it!" All of the dozen or so participants listened to the MMA star. They punched the heavy bags. They switched to knees when commanded. And they sweated—a lot. An MMA fighter running a workout at a local gym? That's nothing new. But Radach's a pioneer of sorts among fighters. The reality is, MMA shelf lives are short and sporadic (so are good paydays). Rada ...

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