MMA is a tough gig — even tougher if you’re in the heavyweight division of the UFC — and Gabriel Gonzaga has experienced its ups and downs. Having proved his worth with one of the best highlight-reel knockouts in recent years (felling Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic with a spectacular head-kick at UFC 70), he is now on the comeback road following a KO loss to title contender Shane Carwin, and has since beaten Chris Tuchscherer by TKO at UFC 102. He spoke to Liam Resnekov in Las Vegas recently.

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