TUF Thoughts...

[coachg]

I thought I might just post a few things I've observed from this season's Ultimate Fighter.

Frank Mir -- Let me phrase this correctly: I thought Mir was a great "action" coach up until the final episode. During the fights, he was very vocal for his fighters. He provided quick feedback and guided them to several key victories. The final episode, however, he was "outcoached" by Nog. His ego is off the charts and at one point claimed he'll kill at Nog at any sport (except Soccer)...his ego overshadows his coaching potential and makes me dislike him.

Big Nog -- I'll admit, I did not know a whole lot about this man prior to this UF season. I was very impressed with his coaching style and his overall desire for improvement rather than quick domination. Both coaches want to win, absolutely, but Nog definitely had a heart for teaching and it was obvious with his choice of fighters. He "outcoached" Mir during the Bader/Marshal fight and all in all, I've seen enough from him this season (and his youtube stuff) that I'll be putting big points on him for a submission victory at the end of the month.

The Fighters:

There were some decent fighters on this season and the finale should be good. Bader vs. Vinny is interesting because of the styles. Bader has a strong wrestling background and some decent stand-up. Vinny has very limited stand-up but is a BJJ prodigy. If Bader can keep this standing up, he's got a great chance of knocking out Vinny. If it hits the mat and stays on the mat, Vinny will lock in a submission at some point...

The lightweights...The Filipino guy has it, hands down. All my points on that. Seriously. I know Efrain submitted Junie but that blonde-haired trailer park reject was a mental midget. I'll bet against a mentally weak person each time (Tyler Hansborough)!

Anyways, this was the first full season of the Ultimate Fighter that I watched and really enjoyed it. I'm going to rent the previous seasons just to see the evolution of the show and it'll be cool to see Forrest and Rashaad go through the competition.

Any others watching?

[Bombstriker]

Well I haven't watched TUF in the past and only watched the last 2 episodes from this season. The Junie guy pisses me off, he was such a little bitch I don't know why Dana gave him a fight on this card I don't care how good the guy is. This "If I'm lose I quit" and "I don't want to fight" crap shouldn't cut it. I hope he doesn't have a good career at all because he seriously is a little bitch after seeing how he acts.

Bader didn't impress me too much in the only fight I saw him in (Versus Marshall). I mean he easily dominated the fight but it was so boring watching him just lay on Elliot without trying to finish him at all. But again I didn't watch any of his other fights so I don't know too much about him.

I did enjoy the final 2 episodes and will most likely watch the new season coming up, I think Mir is funny and amazing! He made the show from what I saw ;D. I also found out that he is anal about his "3 strikes" rule haha.

[recentlyreaped]

I'm still addicted to watching TUF.
It's what got me interested in MMA. After having watched the early UFC's with no rules and little skill, I had little interest in the sport.

Mir was a cocky jock douche like he always is in interviews, Nogeuira was exactly what I expeceted as a coach too.

I thought Krystof would have done better, but Vinny has sick jits and will be a problem for anyone if he gets them on the ground.

Junnie.. it was obvious that Dana liked the guy just by giving him so many chances. It's also obvious Spike Execs wanted him on the show to provide spice to the reality portion of the show. The ratings he drew are proof that it works too.

I think Junie's an ass, but that's what made it somewhat interesting. If these guys were boring clones who eat, slept and trained for the entire 12 episodes, ppl would be bored of that as well.

Let's face it, the fights on the show are sub-par for the most part, because these guys are not with their regular training camps and they're training hard or not hard enough depending on the coach. The TUF fighters always look a lot better on the live finale than they do on the show and it's not because of the coaching they got.

This looks to be a talent crop of fighters though as I think Vinny, Bader, Krystof, Elliot Marshall, Junie, Escafrain and Phillipe will be solid prospects in the UFC.

can't wait for TUF9 UK vs USA!!

I wonder if they'll fly over 16 brits for 8 spots!