ufc light heavyweight fighter James Te Huna has donated his recent fight purse to those affected by the recent flooding crisis in New Zealand and Australia. Te Huna battled against up and coming prospect Alexander Gustafsson on the evening's preliminary portion of the card, which aired live on Ion Television. He was impressive in the early goings, having taken down the lanky Gustafsson early, working into side control, however Alexander was eventually able to get back to his feet, take James down, take the back-mount and sink in the fight ending rear-naked choke. Despite the loss, it didn't deter Te Huna from going above and beyond and donating his entire fight purse in an effort to better accommodate the lives of others effected by the tragedy that hit close to home for the Aussie. ...

The UFC officially announced a rumored matchup between New Zealand's James Te Huna (11-4) and Croatian light heavyweight Igor Pokrajac (14-6) at UFC 110 in Sydney February 20. ...

Gritty Kiwi James Te Huna (11-4), who'll debut at UFC 110 in Sydney February 20, told Fighters.com that his previous struggles with multiple shoulder dislocations are over. "I had my first dislocation in my very first MMA bout," Te Huna told Fighters.com.  "For five years I copped numerous dislocations in training and fights. I managed to get through it all, but it got to a point where my training would suffer as well as my fights.  So, I had one of the best shoulder surgeons in Oz fix it up after the [Hector Lombard] fight.  Best thing I've done, and have had six straight wins with five of those by TKO." ...

Gritty Kiwi James Te Huna (11-4) signed a four-fight contract with the UFC and will debut in the Octagon at UFC 110 in Sydney February 20, Fighters.com has confirmed. Fighters.com profiled the top prospect Down Under after he knocked out two-time UFC fighter “Hippo” Anthony Perosh (6-4) in 2:21 to win the Cage Fighting Championship’s Light Heavyweight Grand Prix at CFC 10 in Sydney August 21. ...

Gritty Kiwi James Te Huna (11-4) knocked out two-time UFC fighter "Hippo" Anthony Perosh (6-4) in 2:21 to win the Cage Fighting Championship's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix at CFC 10 in Sydney Saturday night.

For Te Huna, it was an arrival on the international MMA scene, and his biggest win to date.

The Mark Hunt (5-6)-trained Te Huna has never lacked the heart of a champion. In a 2006 fight versus Takahiro Oba (4-5) at X-plosion in Sydney, Te Huna's right arm went stiff and motionless while on his back with Oba dropping bombs above him. The referee stepped-in to pause the fight and discovered Te Huna's shoulder had popped out of socket. In Te Huna's corner, Hunt pressed Te Huna's forearm beneath his arm pit and yanked the arm back into socket. Te Huna popped his mouthguard back into his mouth and won a decision over Oba.

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