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Know your Bellator: MMAmania interview exclusive with Ben Saunders (Part two)

Saunders is a veteran of the UFC holding a 4-3 record in the promotion but lost his job after consecutive decision losses to top wrestlers Jon Fitch and Dennis Hallman .

"Killa B" is back with Bellator and he's ready to swarm his opponents with his relentless Muay Thai attack. He will be competing tomorrow night (September 10, 2011) at Bellator 49 in the quarterfinals of the Bellator season five welterweight tournament against Chris Cisneros .

Saunders opened up about some dark times in  part one  of his interview with  MMAmania.com  and in part two, he talks about his background, what experience most helped prepare him for the tournament format and his mentality once the cage doors close.

Enjoy:

Brian Hemminger  ( MMAmania.com ): You were originally slated to face Rick Hawn but he got hurt and now Chris Cisneros is stepping in. He's a kickboxer and he's on a nice seven fight win streak. What are your thoughts on him?

Ben Saunders : Any opponent is dangerous. I know for a fact that because he's coming out of Hawaii he'll be a game opponent and he'll be ready to scrap. He'll probably have all the heart in the world. Basically, all of Hawaii backs him up and I know he'll he coming hard and coming strong to fight me. I hope it's fast and quick and I can move on to the next round but I'm expecting a war.

Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): I know you like to see up close and personal when you are fighting. In the first two rounds of the tournament, they do not allow elbows because they do not want to cut factor in people moving forward. I know that one of your elbows are the most lethal weapons. Is this something you are concerned about going into these first two rounds of the tournament?

The benefits Of Selecting The Best MMA Gear

By John Anthonio

The sport of MMA has gained a lot of popularity. There is a requirement of safety in this sport, as it is considered to be a hard hitting one. It is thus essential to wear appropriate MMA gear, to get optimum protection. This sport consists of the use of a lot of protective gears. There is no need to buy the larger gears like the training dummies, as they are available at the centers, where people get trained. However the other small ones need to be purchased by the individuals themselves.

The first and most important gear is the MMA shorts. They come in different sizes. Keeping this in mind, one can select the best fitting ones for themselves. They weigh less but are very strong. Thus they can withstand pressure, while training and also during competitions.

Rash guard is considered to be the other most important gear. The rash guards offer protection against diseases like ring worm. Such diseases are said to be caused due to the mat. Like shorts they too are available in different sizes. A one that fits tightly to the body should always be used. It should not be loose. Another important thing that needs to be considered with its regard is the sleeves. Rash guards come in both full as well as half sleeves. The ones with a half sleeve are more comfortable. However the ones with a full sleeve offer more protection.

The next important thing is the head gear. It provides safety to the head, from any kind of damage that might be caused. A headgear having an extra padding to cover the forehead and the temporal region is usually given preference. Another vital gear is the mouth guard. It is also known as mouth piece. They offer protection to the teeth and the gums.

It is important to use gloves, at the time of matches and also during training. The gloves that are used during training are very different, than the ones that are used during the competition. The ones used at the time of training, are comparatively bigger than the ones that are used during matches. Gloves that are open at the palm, are used during competitions, so that grappling would become easy. It is the hand wraps, rather than the gloves, that are used at times by people during training. It is the wrist and the knuckles that get protection by the use of hand wraps. These are also worn under the MMA gloves for maximum protection. This helps to avoid any kind damage, that may be caused to the bones. In order to protect both the person using it as well as the opponent, the gloves should be of a high quality.

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