Hammer down

After what he calls "the craziness" of the past few weeks, Chris Horodecki has pulled out of that September 10th title fight with Brad Cardinal at Freedom in Sudbury. Expecting him to train and be focused so soon would've been ridiculous. The man who often referred to him as his "son" is gone. How could Chris' heart be into a mere MMA scrap when it's broken? Remember it's only been a month since one of his best friends suddenly died from a strange bacterial infection. Wow. All of this heavy stuff on his mind and shoulders. And now minus that father figure he had always depended on? It's almost too much to handle. From a career perspective, it's too bad about skipping Sudbury. Chris would've likely subbed Cardinal mid-bout claiming a belt and at least another victory en route to wherever he wanted to go next. Problem is, the Adrenaline guys don't really know where to go from here. The driver, navigator, motivator is gone. At some point they'll fully accept it and begin that grind forward. For now, it's still too soon to conduct business as usual.

Happier times

The question tonight: Not so much when will Adrenaline and Team Tompkins heal from Shawn's passing, but can they? Adrenaline front man, Alex Gasson joins me on the radio show to talk about it. Listen, 8PM at am980.ca.