An Older, Wiser Chris Horodecki Looks to Continue His Charge at WEC 51

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Chris Horodecki turned 23 last week. It's funny, he doesn't necessarily feel 23. He isn't even sure how 23 is supposed to feel, but he knows he doesn't feel like the fresh-faced college grads who are only now confronting the problem of what to do with the rest of their lives.

Horodecki already knows, because he's been doing it for the last five years.

"I'm young, but I'm no rookie in this sport," he told MMA Fighting. "I've been doing this for a long time, but I feel great."

Three years ago Horodecki was the IFL's undefeated wunderkind. He won seven straight fights in the upstart organization, and yet couldn't buy his own drinks at the post-fight celebrations.

Back then he was the poster boy for a national organization. Then the promotion went belly up in 2008, and Horodecki had to find a new home. He eventually found his way into the WEC's lightweight division, where he was no longer a star, but merely another one of the guys trying to claw his way to the top.

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