After suffering his first career knock-out loss to the hands of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in December at UFC Fight Night 33, Sydney based fighter James Te Huna will now be looking at making the drop down to middleweight for the first time in an attempt to resurrect his UFC career.
Te Huna revealed the news in an exclusive interview with The MMA Corner.
“It’s about making a fresh new start and taking on a new challenge, and I know I’ll be able to make middleweight,” Te Huna explained. “Middleweight is probably a bit more of a natural weight for me. Right now, I am always eating so that I can stay up at light heavyweight. I’m one of the lightest guys at light heavyweight, so I know that if I eat normally I’ll be able to hit middleweight. I’ve been fighting at light heavyweight for my whole career, but I think that this challenge is the right move.”
Te Huna will be on the sidelines for the next few months as he attempts to do a couple of practice cuts to make sure that he can actually make the weight and that the cut down from 205 lbs (92.9 kgs) to 185 lbs (83.91 kgs) doesn’t effect him severely. In the article Te Huna also talks about the disappointing 2013 so we recommend you have a read of the article at The MMA Corner.
