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Thread: At 53, Fred Ettish returns to the Octagon

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    Default At 53, Fred Ettish returns to the Octagon

    Weekend Results: Fred Ettish Puts Demons to Rest
    Posted Aug 17, 2009 10:01AM By Ray Hui (RSS feed)

    It took over fifteen years, but UFC 2 competitor Fred Ettish notched his first career victory over the weekend at a local card in Brainerd, Minn.

    The 53-year-old Ettish, who faced ridicule in his previous and only MMA fight, forced submission Saturday by pounding out the much younger and heavier Kyle Fletcher at 3:20 of the first round at a Cage Fighting Xtreme event promoted by UFC welterweight Brock Larson.

    Ettish (1-1) entered the fight seeking redemption for a 3:07 loss at UFC 2 in March 1994.

    "There's a lot of unsettledness within me that's been there every since UFC 2, and I've tried stuffing it down," Ettish told FanHouse last Thursday. "I've tried working through it, I've tried a number of things to deal with the unsettledness of how I feel from what happened at UFC 2 and I haven't been successful putting it away so I came to the conclusion there's only one way to put that stuff to rest and that is to go out and actually perform up to my capabilities which I did not do the first time at all."

    The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Mv-NXKCZQ


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    A more indepth story about Fred. Known the man for 30 years and didn't know some of this.

    http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles...s-He-Now-16706

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    Congratulations to Mr. Ettish, for winning not just his most recent fight, but also for his victories over more serious struggles.
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    A better lit view of the fight for those who are interested.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVL8j...eature=related

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    Way to go, Mr. Ettish. That's inspiring. I hope that settles things for him. He has nothing to prove after proving things to himself.
    Rob Canestrari

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