Bellator heavyweight Ron Sparks ‘ opportunity to redeem himself for his first professional loss didn’t go exactly as planned. Scheduled to fight Kevin Asplund at Bellator 69, he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he was scratched from the card when an on-site medical worker used the wrong-sized cuff to measure his blood pressure, which incorrectly gave readings he was unfit to fight. “If you use a regular-sized cuff on anyone that has big arms like mine, it reads like crazy,” he said. “It was just bulls–t, but I wasn’t feeling good regardless. I had a double ear infection and I felt really sick. But once I got to the hospital and they used the correct cuff, my levels were completely normal.” While annoying, Sparks doesn’t get too bent out of shape when such inconveniences take place. He still looks at his career in MMA as a hobby rather than a serious profession. It’s a trade that’s been good to Sparks, even though he has yet to face ranked competition. “I own a construction company, so I don’t have to fight to pay my bills,” he said. “Not at all. I just love to fight.
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