How long did it take Jose Canseco to get knocked out in his MMA debut?
In his first foray into Mixed Martial Arts, Jose Canseco was pummeled by a 7-2, 330-pound grand champion of sumo, Hong Man Choi of South Korea, during a MMA show earlier Tuesday at Yokohama Arena in Japan. Blinking nervously to start the first round, which was scheduled for ten minutes, as per Pride Fighting Championship rules, Canseco was immediately sent flying to the ropes by a jab. At that point, Canseco, wearing black tights, must have felt it was better to run than fight because he took to scurrying around the ring, doing his best to avoid contact. That tactic didn’t work well either, because a minute into the bout, Canseco appeared to twist his right knee and he quickly grabbed at it while hobbling around. When Choi attempted to corner him, Canseco tried a leg kick, leaving himself vulnerable and the sumo wrestler collapsed on him, driving him to the ground face-first, and pummeling the back of Canseco’s head. After a few seconds, the referee dove in to pull Choi off Canseco, wh
