Minnesota's Ashkan Morvari has been on a mission lately. He doesn't necessarily want to erase his May loss to James Warfield at Fearless Fighting Championship 4. But Morvari is doing everything in his power to make sure he's a much better fighter the next time he steps into the cage.

In the fight against Warfield, Morvari suffered a badly broken foot. That kept him away from training for more than two months. It gave him a great deal of time to reflect (probably more time than he would have liked) on the loss and realize what he needs to do in his next fight.

Now healthy, Morvari, who trains with American Top Team of Savage, is ready to step back in the cage, and he'll do that Sept. 11 during the Savage Entertainment show at Neisen's Sports Bar in Savage, Minn.

Morvari, who is a native of Anchorage, Alaska, but now calls the Twin Cities home, will bring a 7-3 record into his fight against Team Crazy's Bruce Johnson.

Minnesota MMA News tracked down before his return to the cage.

Ashkan, what do you know about veteran Bruce Johnson?

MORVARI: I've seen him fight a lot. He always shows up to fight, and he let's it all hang out. He doesn't hold anything back. He's experienced and he's fought a lot of the top guys in the state.

I know you were injured in the Warfield fight. Are you healthy now? And how long was the recovery from your broken foot?

MORVARI: Yeah, I broke my foot pretty bad. It was eight weeks of doing absolutely nothing, and then four weeks of limited action. Basically, it was three months before I could go full again. I'm healthy now, though, and I feel