How did Jose Canseco do in his MMA debut in Japan?
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Jose Canseco came out swinging but didn’t last long in his debut in mixed martial arts. The former Oakland Athletics slugger was defeated by South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi by a knockout just 1 minute, 17 seconds into the first round at Yokohama Arena. [+] EnlargeJose Canseco AP Photo/Itsuo InouyeEx-major leaguer Jose Canseco hurt his right knee shortly into his MMA debut and lost in 1 minute, 17 seconds. The referee stopped the fight when the 7-foot-2, 330-pound Choi knocked Canseco to the mat and started punching his head. “That’s a big man,” Canseco said after the fight. “I ran into one of his left jabs and that almost knocked me out. You have no idea how scary it was facing a man that big.” Canseco did land the first blow with a right to the upper body of Choi but that was all the damage he could inflict on the Korean giant. Shortly into the fight, Canseco hurt his right knee and was unable to do much after that. “I hurt my knee back home real bad bu
