Learning Journal Activity Week 10

UFC Fighter Not Allowed To Fight With His "Steel Hands"

Recently discharged Sgt. Clubber Bang, has turned his eyes to the UFC in a hope for for a new career as a professional fighter. Just  two years ago while fighting overseas in Iraq, Clubber and his platoon were hit by and IED (Improvised Explosive Device) while driving on a road near Baghdad. He was severly wounded and just barely made it out alive. Even though he did pull through, he lost both of his hands from the wrist up. He was then shipped back home where he went through a tremendous amount of rehabilitation. "Getting used to having no hands was very hard for me because you use your hands for everything little thing you do." he said. While at the Chicago rehabilitation centre, his doctor, Dr.Hyde, asked if he would like to try a one of a kind procedure never done before in the medical world. He was going to attatch a pair of tungsten alloy hands to his wrists, fusing with the nerves in his arm so he would be able to control his hand movements. The surgery took a total of 24 hours to be fully completed, and after the first day he was able to move the steel fingers around. Within a week he was able to pick up objects and by the first year he was doing everyhting like a normal person with hands would do. Before joining the forces, Clubber was an amateur fighter but thought that he would not be able to make a career of it. Exactly one year after the injury, Clubber started training intenisly again. He had a total of twenty fights throughout the year and his record was 4-16 with 8 fights won by KO. It was after his victory over former UFC welterweight champ Brad Hammer he decided that he would try to get a contract in the league. But things were not looking good very fast for Clubber. UFC president Dana White argued against him from trying to get a contract as a fighter saying "His so called steel hands give him a very high advantage over his opponents, and could also cause a tremendous amount of injury or even death". As for now, Clubber is now waiting on an official hearing on the leagues descision, and is hoping to one day become a UFC champion.