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Jim Wallhead Wins At "Knuckle Up At The Manor"

Jim Wallhead Wins At "Knuckle Up At The Manor" Che Mills and Jim Wallhead battled it out in the main event at "Knuckle Up At The Manor" over the weekend. With all of the pressure and rumors circling around two of the best unsigned fighters in the business, Wallhead managed to win a very scrappy technical battle. Rumors circulated for weeks that Zuffa or another major U.S. organization has had their eye on both fighters and opened preliminary discussions with one of them.

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One rumor hanging over the bout was that Wallhead, a natural welterweight fighter, may be offered a spot in the WEC's lightweight division if he is willing to drop down in weight. For Wallhead, the decision victory at "Knuckle Up" was a big weight off his shoulders. Knowing that, win or lose, he had likely outgrown the local U.K. MMA scene. A win would likely bring offers from the major organizations, while a loss could send him searching far and wide for suitable opponents on upstart shows, a situation not too dissimilar to the career paths of high-end free agents like Jeff Monson.

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Good for Jim. I’ll be shocked if the guy can get sown to 155. He walks around at like 190.

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by JA Yount on Nov 4, 2009 7:18 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yo

If Tibau can…anybody can…lol.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 4, 2009 8:12 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

lol you gotta love a guy with a nickname of Judo Jim

by MMASpotClint on Nov 4, 2009 8:50 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

good news hopefully for Judo Jim. the guys entertaining, reminds me a bit of dan hardy in that respect. if you look up most of his fights, they’re entertaining affairs.

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by theworldsoldestsport on Nov 4, 2009 11:50 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I gotta check out more of his stuff.

by Poindexter on Nov 4, 2009 11:57 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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