Krzysztof Soszynski fought his way into the UFC as a contestant on season 8 of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter."  Soszynski entered the show as a veteran of more than 20 pro fights and proved to be a formidable presence, quickly becoming a fan favorite after winning his two preliminary matches before losing to Vinicius Magalhaes in the semifinals.

"The Polish Experiment" came back strong in his first official UFC fight, earning a submission win over Shane Primm at The Ultimate Finale 8 via second-round kimura. The victory earned him "Submission of the Night" honors, and Soszynski followed that up with another "Submission of the Night" performance using a kimura against former WEC light-heavyweight champ Brian Stann at UFC 97. It was a victory that established the kimura as something of a trademark finishing move for Soszynski, and it also proved that he was going to be a force to be reckoned with in the light-heavyweight division.

Soszynski most recently competed at UFC 110, the organization's inaugural Australian event, where he defeated Stephan Bonnar by way of third-round TKO, improving his UFC record to 4-1. Unfortunately, the fight with Bonnar was marred by an accidental clash of heads between the two men that opened a cut on Bonnar's forehead which eventually led to the stoppage. Both fighter's were disappointed with the cause of the stoppage, and have agreed to a rematch, which is anticipated for The Ultimate Finale 11 on June 22 in Las Vegas.

Soszynski sat down with FiveKnuckles.com's Giada Esposito in this exclusive interview to discuss his recent fight with Stephan Bonnar, his training regimen, how he got started in MMA, and various other topics. 

FiveKnuckles.com: First of all Krzysztof, on behalf of the FiveKnuckles.com staff and readers, I would like to thank you for taking the time to speak with us today.

Krzysztof Soszynski: My pleasure.

FiveKnuckles.com: You're coming off a victory over Stephan Bonnar at UFC 110 due to a cut stoppage. How do you feel the fight was going prior to the stoppage?

Krzysztof Soszynski: I definitely feel that the fight was going really well for me personally. I was doing a lot of things right. We had a great game plan going into that fight. My conditioning was fantastic. I was able to push the pace. I know that I definitely won round one. I know that round two was pretty close, it could have gone either way, and I truly believe that I was winning round three before the stoppage. So, I was very disappointed with the fact that the fight was stopped the way it was, even though I did win based on a TKO, because the ref didn't see the cut because of the accidental clash of heads. But it is what it is, and hopefully we'll get a chance to have the fight happen again.

FiveKnuckles.com: You have agreed to face Bonnar in a rematch. Will you be doing anything differently now that you've had a chance to fight him once?

Krzysztof Soszynski: You know, I've watched the fight a couple of times, so I haven't really had a chance to look at it as far as the way he does things. But I'm pretty sure we'll sit down and pick out a few things that he does that I think we can take advantage of, and change our game plan a little bit. I don't think it will be as much of a slug fest as the first fight. I think we'll be a little bit more...