In a statement we’ve NEVER heard before, Dana White is saying the next season of TUF Brazil is gonna be crazy! In case you didn’t catch that; it was sarcasm. White says something about the upcoming season of TUF being amazing EVERY damn season. But we’ll still bite. (more…)
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Chael Sonnen’s TUF Coaches “scared to be there”
Posted: January 21, 2014 in Latest news, The Ultimate FighterTags: Chael Sonnen, Wanderlei Silva
Dana White says TUF 19 features the “nastiest fucking knockout” (wait, haven’t we heard that before?)
Posted: December 23, 2013 in Commentary/Opinion, The Ultimate FighterTags: Dana White, TUF 19
Ok Dana, you’re getting a bit predictable…and you sound like a carnival barker. Remember when he couldn’t stop hyping this amazing, incredible, unbelievable, insane knockout in season 17 of TUF? Well, he’s doing it again.
The first time (obviously this isn’t the “first” time he’s blown something up like this (more…)
Sonnen officially invites Anderson Silva to help him coach ‘TUF Brazil’
Posted: December 13, 2013 in Latest news, The Ultimate FighterTags: Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen
TUF Brazil 3 has already been getting a lot of buzz because of the coaches, Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. And now, there’s even more to talk about. Sonnen, who has disparaged quite a few Brazilian fighters in his recent past, has invited one of them—Anderson Silva—to be an assistant coach. (more…)
GIRL POWER: UFC adds 115 pound division; TUF 20 will crown 1st champion
Posted: December 12, 2013 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, The Ultimate FighterTags: UFC, WMMA
Remember when Dana said women would never fight in the UFC? After the recent success of female fighters, the promotion put all their chips in and officially announced an additional weight division for women in the UFC.
Put down the toilet seat, the invasion of the UFC by female fighters will (more…)
Cody Bollinger candidly discusses the entire ‘TUF 18’ Weight-Cutting controversy
Posted: November 1, 2013 in Commentary/Opinion, Interviews, The Ultimate FighterTags: Cody Bollinger
This week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter was both controversial and shocking to say the least. Even talking to Cody Bollinger on a weekly basis, I had no idea what was about to happen. Due to the buzz directly surrounding Cody’s weight cut, we spent the entire interview discussing that topic. Cody was both very candid and very honest during what I had to assume was a difficult subject for him to (more…)
Rousey still taking Heat for TUF behavior; but is Miesha the REAL problem?
Posted: October 22, 2013 in Commentary/Opinion, The Ultimate FighterTags: miesha tate, ronda rousey
You would be hard pressed to find a more polarizing figure than Ronda Rousey in the UFC’s women’s division today. Prior to her stint as a coach on the recent season of The Ultimate Fighter, the champ had her fair share of detractors that cited her cockiness and attitude as reasons for their dislike. We have seen the rivalry between Rousey and Tate unfold weekly with snippets of (more…)
It’s FINALLY Happening … Sonnen vs. Wanderlei coming to Brazil
Posted: October 22, 2013 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, The Ultimate FighterTags: Chael Sonnen, Wanderlei Silva
Dana White broke some news last night on live TV. The boss appeared on Fox Sports Live with host Chael Sonnen, who asked White to break some news for him. White agreed. And the news had a direct impact on Sonnen. The next coaches of TUF Brazil will be longtime rivals, Wanderlei Silva and Sonnen.
Sonnen appeared genuinely surprised and even asked if White was serious. “Are (more…)
GIRL FIGHT!!! TUF 18 TV Ratings significantly favor Women’s Fights
Posted: October 18, 2013 in Commentary/Opinion, The Ultimate FighterRemember when Dana White said he’d never promote a women’s division in the UFC? He reasoned that that there just wasn’t enough interest in fans watching women’s fights and that the division wasn’t deep enough. This season of The Ultimate Fighter is proving both of those theories wrong.
Did you know that week after week this season, the women’s fights are (more…)
Cody Bollinger’s week 7 TUF Talk: Father’s Day breakdown, the picture in the sauna & a firm reply to Julianna’s accusation
Posted: October 18, 2013 in Interviews, The Ultimate FighterTags: Cody Bollinger, TUF 18
Despite a very close 3-round fight in the most recent episode of TUF, much of this week’s conversation with Cody centered around single scene that showed a personal moment with Cody breaking down on Father’s Day. He discusses that scene as well as some unflattering comments made by Julianna in her own TUF blog this week. We also laugh about Cody’s “OOPS!” realization that he dropped a spoiler alert (more…)
Sonnen got suckerpunched in scuffle with Wand’s team during TUF filming
Posted: January 28, 2014 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, The Ultimate FighterTags: Chael P Sonnen, Wanderlei Silva
Chael Sonnen knows how to get under the skin of whoever happens to be in his sights. Currently, the target is Wanderlei Silva. Sonnen and Silva are in the midst of recording a season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and it’s no surprise things are getting heated on the set. (more…)