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  - ROGER HUERTA'S NEW TRAINER... MICKEY ROURKE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - by Steven Marrocco - MMAWeekly.com
Roger Huerta is getting some choice instruction in his new life as a fighter/actor.
Almost a month after losing a hard-fought battle with Gray Maynard at UFC Fight Night 19, Huerta is studying acting with movie star Mickey Rourke and Rourke’s personal acting coach.
Huerta’s manager, Jeff Clark, said his fighter recently flew to New York at Rourke’s request.
“Mickey took him under his wing,” said Clark.
When MMAWeekly.com spoke with Huerta in September, he was in Austin, Texas, with family and taking acting lessons via videoconference with Los Angeles manager Greg Edwards.
“I’ve just got to balance it out with my life, my social life,” said Huerta. “Balance it where I’m not fully just focused on one thing – I’m focused on fighting, and fighting is everything I do. I have to balance it out where fighting is my job, and outside of training, I get to hang out with my family and my loved ones, then the acting thing. Acting, that it’s just my job, and not making it where it’s all that I’m about.”
Huerta is scheduled to film a new movie, “Circle of Pain,” on Oct. 24 with Ling Bai, best known for her work in “Crank: High Voltage” and HBO’s “Entourage.”
Following the movie, Huerta will evaluate options for his fighting future. His exclusive negotiation period with the UFC comes to an end Nov. 14, followed by a one-year period where the UFC can match offers from other promotions. His six-fight deal ended with the Maynard loss.
Clark said Huerta was still intent on fighting.
“After the Maynard fight, he realized how much he loves fighting, and he definitely wants to fight again.”
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