By Matt Molgaard
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer

If you're unfamiliar with Duane “Bang” Ludwig, you're either an extremely new follower of the sport of MMA (and perhaps oblivious to the scintillating world of kickboxing), or you've simply chosen to sleep on one of the most technical strikers south of the 200 pound mark.

Ludwig's been competing as a professional mixed martial artist for more than 12 years, compiling nearly 35 fights in that span and toppling some truly impressive opposition along the way. Amongst “Bang's” career victims are former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver, legendary Japanese star Genki Sudo, former top 3 lightweight Yves Edwards, the surging Nick Osipczak and TUF season 7 winner Amir Sadollah. The man has built an amazing resume, to put it mildly.

Busy on all fronts, I was able to corner Ludwig for a very brief one-on-one discussion in which we chat Che Mills, time away from the cage and the generally deplorable personalities that so many of today's fighters project.

If you want the scoop, read on, but beware, due to time restraints, this interview is a little on the short winded side!