I love these UFC Primetime shows. The current installment, for Rashad Evans v. Quinton Jackson on May 29, promises to be the best yet because of the history of trash-talking between the two parties. Episode 1 was exactly what I expected, full of training highlights, ego-massaging, and a whole lot of shittalking. Head over to [...]
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At Age 46, Randy Couture is a Living Legend
Posted: 31st August 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, MMADespite what ended up being a very decisive loss to Minotauro Nogueira on Saturday night at UFC 102, Randy Couture proved that he still belongs in a UFC Octagon. At an astonishing age 46. After the fight, the UFC endorsed the notion that Couture still has ’it’ by extending his contract, leaving him with a [...]
The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK (Episode 12)
Posted: 17th June 2009 by Ray McIlroy in MMA, Ray McIlroyComments Off
So this is it, the last episode of the season, the episode that determined an opponent for Damarques Johnson at the Ultimate Finale. The show opened with Henderson having a rib dinner with Team US and talking war wounds with Frank Lester. Lester says he doesn’t want cauliflower ears, but Henderson says he likes them. [...]
The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK (episode 11)
Posted: 10th June 2009 by Ray McIlroy in MMA, Ray McIlroyComments Off
It was week two of the semi-final fights, and I must say it was a fun but simple episode all about the fights. This week saw two of the last three fights to determine who would compete on the season finale. First up was Cameron Dollar from Team US vs Andre Winner from Team UK. [...]
The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK (episode 10)
Posted: 3rd June 2009 by Ray McIlroy in MMA, Ray McIlroyComments Off
This week was the beginning of the semi-finals and started with the coaches meeting with Dana about the fights. Both guys didn’t see a need to meet with the fighters since they could agree on all the fights, but Dana wanted to anyway. All the discussions went fine and then Cameron Dollar said he wanted [...]
Getting caught up on The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK
Posted: 28th May 2009 by Ray McIlroy in MMA, Ray McIlroyComments Off
I know I have missed a few weeks, but let’s get caught up before the semi-finals. So if you haven’t been watching, you have missed: the steady rise of Damarques Johnson as Team USA captain, Michael Bisping getting under his skin, Team UK getting along great and Team US’s feelings towards one another changing after [...]
Catching up on The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK
Posted: 26th May 2009 by Ray McIlroy in MMA, Ray McIlroyComments Off
I know I have missed a few weeks, but let’s get caught up before the final qualifier to the semi-finals. So if you haven’t been watching, you have missed: the steady rise of Damarques Johnson as Team USA captain, Michael Bisping getting under his skin, Team UK getting along great and Team US’s feelings towards [...]
Week 4 (and a bit of 3) of The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK
Posted: 21st April 2009 by Ray McIlroy in MMA, Ray McIlroyComments Off
I’ll start by apologizing for missing last week: I’m sorry, let’s get caught up. The younger Browning may be worse than his brother, since he started being a jackass before he even earned his spot in the house. The upside was that it sparked a discussion in which everyone else agreed that people would respect [...]
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Welcome to week two, in which we find out who will be joining Team U.S. coached by Dan Henderson. Right away team U.S. looks foolish in comparison with Team U.K. when Jason Pierce faints during Dana’s initial speech. This wasn’t the result of simple overwhelming excitement; Pierce had just cut down from 180lbs to 169lbs. [...]
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Hey, it’s been a while. Get ready to sit down with me for the 9th season of The Ultimate Fighter. The spin this season is based in some good old-fashioned nationalism. I say if it is good enough to start a couple of World Wars, it should be enough to get us all fired up. [...]